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 2.97% in January–July of this year compared to the same period last year, down to 497,750 metric tons.
According to the company, 63.4 thousand metric tons of coke were produced in July, compared to 74.9 thousand metric tons the previous month and 78.9 thousand metric tons in July 2025.
“Among the main factors that contributed to the decline in production volumes in July 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 were a decrease in coal concentrate shipments due to the blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports caused by the aggressor country’s constant attacks on international merchant vessels, particularly those carrying 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 and metallurgical 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.
