DMZ aims to increase supplies to the domestic market

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) is stepping up efforts to expand its presence in the domestic market. In 2024, the company continued to improve production, focusing on the use of continuously cast billets for the manufacture of channels at Rolling Shop No. 2. This helped reduce costs and increase product competitiveness, according to DCH Steel’s corporate newspaper.

The key change was the upgrade of the rolling technology. Previously, channels were made from rolled billets, which required additional processing. The new methodology introduced at DMZ in 2024 made it possible to produce products without additional re-rolling, reducing waste and optimizing costs. Currently, the plant consistently produces channels according to U160, U180 and U200 standards.

An important step was also the introduction of lightweight channels 8, 10, 12 and 14, which fully comply with DSTU but have a lower weight, reducing their cost by 1-3%. This decision increased the availability of products for the construction industry.

In addition, DMZ plans to continue modernizing its production facilities. In the winter, an experiment will be conducted to produce channel 22 using the updated technology. In the future, it is planned to adapt the process for the production of channels 24 and 30, as well as to further switch profiles to European standards to use cast billets.

“We certainly intend to resume production and supply of rolled steel products to Eastern Europe. Specialists from various departments are constantly working in this direction. This is a complex project that depends not only on the technological capabilities of DMZ, but, above all, on the final selling price of the finished product,” said Yuriy Mykhailov, Deputy CEO for steel production.

As GMK Center reported earlier, DMZ is expanding its activities by providing services to third-party companies. From now on, the company will carry out work on the manufacture and repair of metal structures, as well as laboratory testing, which will provide additional financial resources.

In 2024, the company reduced rolled steel production by 59.4% compared to 2023, to 42.9 thousand tons. Coke production decreased by 1.2% y/y – to 289.1 thousand tons.

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant is one of the largest steel enterprises in Ukraine. It is part of DCH Steel, a division of DCH Group. DMZ produces the largest range of channels and angles, and is the only producer in Ukraine of channels with parallel shelves from 12 to 30, special profiles for machine building, crane and mine rails.