Zaporizhzhia-based Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works increased its rolled steel output by 3.5% year-on-year to 636.7 thousand tons from 615.3 thousand tons in January-March this year.
According to the company’s press release on Wednesday, steel production for the period amounted to 748.4 thousand tons (731 thousand tons in January-March 2014), and pig iron production – 849.6 thousand tons (785.4 thousand tons).
In March, Zaporizhstal produced 296.6 thousand tons of pig iron (265.4 thousand tons in February), 270.1 thousand tons of steel (235.3 thousand tons) and shipped 226 thousand tons of rolled products (195.7 thousand tons).
As reported, in 2024, Zaporizhstal increased its rolled products output by 18.1% compared to 2023 – to 2 million 426.7 thousand tons from 2 million 54.7 thousand tons, steel – by 17.2% to 2 million 890.8 thousand tons, and pig iron – by 14.2% to 3 million 106.3 thousand tons.
“In 2023, Zaporizhstal increased its rolled steel output by 57.2% compared to 2022, to 2 million 54.7 thousand tons, steel by 65.4%, to 2 million 466.9 thousand tons, and pig iron by 35.3%, to 2 million 718.9 thousand tons.
“Zaporizhstal is one of the largest industrial enterprises in Ukraine, whose products are in great demand among consumers both in the domestic market and in many countries of the world.
“Zaporizhstal is in the process of integration into Metinvest Group, whose major shareholders are System Capital Management (71.24%) and Smart Holding Group (23.76%).
Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.
