biz.censor.net.uaZaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant
Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant (ZZHRK) mines iron ore using the underground method at the depth of 301– 1,140 meters. Iron ore is mined at Pivdenno-Bilozerske (reserves – 188.1 million tons) and Pereverzivske (reserves – 393.9 million tons) deposits.
ZZHRK produces sinter iron ore. The company sells 50% of its output in the Ukrainian market. The rest is exported to Europe.
ZZHRK is the only Ukrainian company dealing with filling of voids after mining. The works are performed by a special equipment complex, with the annual capacity of around 1.5 million cubic meters. Crushed stone obtained from the waste rock is used to fill the voids.
Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant belongs to Zaporizhstal and foreign shareholders.
Production capacity
Staff and wages
* per worker before taxes
Charts and tables
Production results, thousand tons
Indicative sales structure by products in 2019*
Indicative sales structure by markets in 2019*
* structure of sales volumes, metric tons
Financial performance, $ million
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 298 | 221 | 104 | 106 | 148 | 129 |
| EBITDA | 148 | 130 | 31 | 34 | 74 | 39 |
| EBITDA margin | 49.5% | 58.7% | 29.9% | 31.9% | 49.6% | 29.85% |
| Net income | 80 | 95 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 2 |
| Net income margin | 26.8% | 42.9% | 10.2% | 15.9% | 32.6% | 1.88% |
| CAPEX | 34 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 29 |
Key facts
2019
Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant bought a multi-purpose mining machine, PAUS KRF40D. The machine is designed for clearing railway tracks and welding during maintenance of mine machinery and tracks. This is the plant’s first machinery of this kind.
ZZHRK is going to commence development of new deposits of iron ore at the depth of 1,040 meters.
The company will continue to expand its mining equipment stock: it is going to buy self-propelled drilling rigs and auxiliary vehicles for explosives.
2018
Several self-propelled vehicles were put into operation, in particular Sandvik DD 310-40 drilling rig and Spraymec SF 050VC wet shotcrete complex.
Since 2018
The company uses non-TNT explosives in all types of mining operations. As a result, emulsion explosives account for 70%.
Sources: websites of the companies, media outlets
