Exclusive DMZ reduced rolled steel production by 44% y/y in Q1

Metallurgical coke production decreased by 21.3% y/y over 3 months

In January-March 2025, Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) reduced production of commercial rolled steel by 44% compared to the same period in 2024, to 7.1 thousand tons. At the same time, the figure remained at the level of the previous quarter. This is stated in the company’s press release.

Metallurgical coke production for the first quarter decreased by 21.3% compared to the same period in 2024, and by 22.7% compared to the previous quarter to 54.9 thousand tons.

In March, the company did not produce rolled products and shipped 2 thousand tons of steel products manufactured in previous periods to customers.

Coke production for the month increased by 8.4% compared to February, to 18.7 thousand tons, but decreased by 23.4% compared to March last year.

As GMK Center reported earlier, in 2024, DMZ 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.

The company is stepping up efforts to expand its presence in the domestic market. In 2024, the company continued to improve its production, focusing on the use of continuously cast billets for the production of channels at Rolling Shop No. 2. This helped reduce costs and increase the competitiveness of products.

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant is one of the largest steel companies 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 manufacturer in Ukraine of channels with parallel shelves from 12 to 30, special profiles for machine building, crane and mine rails.