By KYIV. Nov 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Zaporizhia Metallurgical Plant Zaporizhstal in January-October of this year increased the output of rolled products by 40.6% compared to the same period last year – up to 1.653 million tonnes.
According to information from the enterprise, steel production during this period increased by 49.7% – to 1.998 million tonnes, cast iron – by 27.1%, to 1.190 million tonnes.
In October 2023, Zaporizhstal produced 267,300 tonnes of cast iron, 251,700 tonnes of steel, 208,600 tonnes of rolled products were shipped, while in the previous month – 257,900 tonnes of cast iron, 239,700 tonnes of steel, while 200,400 tonnes of rolled products were shipped, in October 2022 – 157,000 tonnes of cast iron, 121,700 tonnes of steel, 101,800 tonnes of rolled products.
“The increase in production levels in October 2023 compared to the same period last year is due to the removal of blast furnace No. 2 from the hot preservation mode and the adjustment of the operating mode of three blast furnaces,” the press release explains.
It is recalled that due to the escalation of hostilities in the region, from the beginning of March 2022, Metinvest Group transferred part of the Zaporizhstal equipment to hot preservation mode. At the end of March of the same year, the plant partially resumed the work of the cold rolling shop for the production and shipment of cold-rolled coils to European consumers. A month after the forced shutdown, the plant brought the equipment out of mothballing and partially resumed production. Currently, the plant operates at an average of 70% capacity.
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 around the world. The main consumers of the products are manufacturers of welded pipes, enterprises of automotive, transport, agricultural engineering, and manufacturers of household appliances.
