In January 2024, Zaporozhstal produced 261,000 tons of pig iron, 235,500 tons of steel, and shipped 196,000 tons of rolled steel.
The increase in production in January 2024 y-o-y is due to resumption of operation of blast furnace No. 2 after hot mothballing and adjustment of operation with three blast furnaces from March 2023.
Indicator name | Unit of measurement | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2024 to January 2023, % |
Hot metal production volume | ths t | 166.4 | 261.0 | 156.8 |
Steel production volume | ths t | 89.8 | 235.5 | 262.2 |
Rolled steel production volume | ths t | 74.6 | 196.0 | 262.9 |
In 2023, Zaporizhstal operated at an average of 70% of its capacity. In 2023, Zaporizhstal produced 2.7 million tons of iron, and 2.5 million tons of steel, and shipped over 2 million tons of rolled products.