Exclusive Zaporizhstal reduced steel production by 4.1% m/m in February

Compared to the average monthly figure for 2025, production decreased by 15.7%

The Zaporizhstal steelworks, part of the Metinvest Group, reduced its steel production by 3.8% compared to the previous month and by 4.1% compared to February 2025, to 225,600 tons, in February 2026. This is evidenced by the company’s data.

Pig iron production increased by 1.2% month-on-month and decreased by 4.7% year-on-year, to 253,000 tons. Rolled steel production decreased by 12% month-on-month and increased by 3% year-on-year, to 189,800 tons.

In January-February, steel production fell by 3.8% compared to the same period in 2025, to 460 thousand tons, and pig iron production fell by 9.1% y/y, to 502.9 thousand tons. Rolled steel production for the period decreased by 1.3% y/y – to 405.5 thousand tons.

The last few months have been particularly challenging for Zaporizhstal, as Russia continues to shell Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, undermining the stability of power generation and supply. As a result of these attacks, the company had to halt operations twice in a short period of time – in mid-December for several days and in early January. A technological accident was avoided thanks to the coordinated actions of the personnel to safely shut down the equipment. In both cases, production was halted for up to two days.

This significantly affected the results for January, but the indicators did not recover in February either. Steel production fell to its lowest level since June 2024 and by 15.7% compared to the average monthly result for 2025, while pig iron production fell to its lowest level since November 2024 and by 14.9% respectively. Rolled steel output fell by 17.2% compared to the average monthly figure for the previous year.

As reported by GMK Center, in 2025, Zaporizhstal increased its rolled steel production by 15.1% compared to 2024, to 2.795 million tons. Pig iron smelting for 12 months amounted to 3.568 million tons, which is 15% more y/y. Steel output increased by 11.1% y/y, to 3.212 million tons.