In April 2023, Zaporizhstal produced 231,8 thousand tons of hot metal, 252,9 thousand tons of steel, and shipped 205,1 thousand tons of rolled steel.
The increase in the level of production in April 2023 compared to the same period last year is due to the withdrawal of production facilities from forced hot conservation caused by full-scale military operations on the territory of Ukraine.
| Indicator name | UoM | April 2022
|
April 2023
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| Hot metal production volume | ths tons | 69,0 | 231,8 |
| Steel production volume | ths tons | 73,6 | 252,9 |
| Rolled steel production volume | ths tons | 68,2 | 205,1 |
From January to April 2023, Zaporizhstal produced 717,1 thousand tons of hot metal, 646,5 thousand tons of steel, and shipped 530,9 thousand tons of rolled steel.
| Indicator name | UoM | January – April
2022 |
January – April
2023 |
January – April
2023 to January – April 2022, % |
| Hot metal production volume | ths tons | 830,2 | 717,1 | 86,4 |
| Steel production volume | ths tons | 721,0 | 646,5 | 89,7 |
| Rolled steel production volume | ths tons | 632,6 | 530,9 | 83,9 |
It is worth reminding that, in connection with the escalation of military operations in the region since the beginning of March part of the equipment of the Zaporizhstal plant of Metinvest Group underwent hot mothballing. At the end of March last year, Zaporizhstal partially resumed the operation of the cold rolling shop for the production and shipment of cold-rolled coils to the European consumer. A month after the forced shutdown, Zaporizhstal demothballed the equipment and partially resumed production. Since April 2022, the plant has been operating at an average of 50% capacity.