In June of 2015, the increase of production figures at PJSC “Zaporizhstal” was noted: iron production volume increased by 25.3%, steel production — by 9%, and rolled stock production — by 8.9% in comparison with the same period of 2014.
337.1 thousand tonnes of iron, 350.7 thousand tonnes of steel, and 297.0 tonnes of rolled stock were produced in June of 2015.
| Index description | Unit of measurement | June of 2014 | June of 2015 | June of 2015 to June of 2014, thousand tonnes | June of 2015 to June of 2014% |
| Iron production volume | thousand tons | 269.0 | 337.1 | 68.1 | 125.3 |
| Steel production volume | thousand tons | 321.8 | 350.7 | 28.9 | 109.0 |
| Rolled stock production volume | thousand tons | 272.7 | 297.0 | 24.4 | 108.9 |
1797.6 thousand tonnes of iron, 1945.3 thousand tonnes of steel, and 1677.4 thousand tonnes of rolled stock were produced January through June of 2015.
| Index description | Unit of measurement | January-June of 2014 | January-June of 2015 | January-June of 2015 to January-June of 2014, thousand tonnes | January-June of 2015 to January-June of 2014, % |
| Iron production volume | thousand tons | 1642.4 | 1797.6 | 155.2 | 109.4 |
| Steel production volume | thousand tons | 1941.2 | 1945.3 | 4.1 | 100.2 |
| Rolled stock production volume | thousand tons | 1682.1 | 1677.4 | -4.7 | 99.7 |
The increase in production in June 2015 (compared to the same period of 2014) was due to the introduction into operation after a large-scale modernization of the blast furnace (blast furnace №4) with the installation of aspiration systems. Total investment in the project amounted to about 600 million USD.
Recall that the blast furnace №4 is equipped with a modern high-efficiency dust and gas cleaning plant, which provides dust concentration at the outlet of 20 mg/m3, corresponding to the strictest international standards. The aspiration systems working on blast furnace №4 reduce emissions by 25% of dust emissions from the plant. The reconstruction project of blast furnace №4 is part of a tripartite agreement signed between JSC "Zaporizhstal", the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, and Zaporizhzhya Regional Council.