Zaporozhogneupor, Ukraine’s largest refractory products manufacturer and part of Metinvest Group, increased production by 25% year-on-year to 96 thousand tons in 2024.
According to the company, despite the difficulties caused by the full-scale war, Zaporozhogneupor’s team continues to work steadily, produce refractory products and provide quality services.
In 2024, Zaporozhogneupor produced about 96 thousand tons of refractory products, which is a quarter higher than in 2023. Consumers include the metallurgical, food, energy, and coke industries.
To ensure a high level of production, the company systematically monitors and improves the condition of its equipment and introduces new approaches to its operations. As a result, the level of emergency and unscheduled equipment downtime in 2024 was reduced by more than 20% compared to 2023.
“Our strategic goal for 2025 is to maintain our sales markets and, together with our partners, continue to support the Ukrainian economy,” said Artur Ivanchenko, CEO of Zaporozhogneupor.
“Zaporozhogneupor is Ukraine’s largest enterprise producing high quality refractory products and materials. The company produces chamotte, mullite, mullite-silica, mullite-corundum, periclase, periclase-chromite products, silicon carbide electric heaters and unmolded refractory materials. The company’s products are widely used in Ukraine, as well as in the CIS, Europe, Asia and Africa.
According to the third quarter of 2024, Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands) owned 50.7899% of Zaporozhogneupor shares, while Zaporizhstal owned 49.2101%.
The authorized capital of the PrJSC is UAH 75.925 million.
