PJSC “Zaporizhkox,” one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke and coke-chemical products and a member of the Metinvest Group, reduced its blast furnace coke production by 9.6% in January–August of this year compared to the same period last year, down to 535,900 metric tons.
According to the company, 38.1 thousand metric tons of coke were produced in August, compared to 63.4 thousand metric tons the previous month and 79.6 thousand metric tons in August 2025.
“The decline in production volumes in August 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 is due to a reduction in coal concentrate supplies to the plant. This is linked to the disruption of operations at Ukrainian Black Sea ports due to the aggressor country’s constant attacks on international merchant vessels, particularly those transporting raw materials for the Ukrainian metallurgical industry,” the press release explains.
As previously reported, in 2025, “Zaporizhkox” increased its output by 2.7% compared to 2024—to 898,300 metric tons, while in 2024, output rose by 2.1% to 874,700 metric tons from 856,800 metric tons in 2023.
“Zaporizhkox” operates a full technological cycle for the processing of coke-chemical products.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated mining group of companies. Its major shareholders are the SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of the Metinvest Group.
