Zaporizhkox, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke and chemical products and part of the Metinvest Group, reduced its production of blast furnace coke by 4.9% in January–May this year compared with the same period last year, to 357,800 tons from 362,700 tons.
According to the company, 76,000 tons of coke were produced in May, compared to 72,060 tons in the previous month.
As reported, Zaporizhkox increased its production of blast furnace coke by 2.1% in 2024 compared to 2023, to 874,700 tons from 856,800 tons.
In 2023, Zaporizhkox increased its production of blast furnace coke by 16% compared to 2022, to 856,800 tons from 737,400 tons.
Zaporizhkox produces about 10% of the coke produced in Ukraine and has a complete technological cycle for the processing of coke-chemical products. In addition, it produces coke oven gas and petroleum coke.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated mining group of companies. Its main shareholders are the SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%), which jointly manage the company.
Metinvest Holding LLC is the managing company of the Metinvest Group.