DMZ resumes export deliveries of rolled products after a long break

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) has resumed export deliveries of rolled products after a long break. During the first rolling campaign of 2025, rolling shop No. 2 produced 7.1 thousand tons of products for Ukrainian and European consumers. This is stated in the corporate newspaper DCH Steel.

The production campaign lasted for two weeks seven days a week, starting on January 31. Initially, it was scheduled for the middle of the month, but the schedule had to be adjusted due to delays in the supply of billets for export. Until then, the company could not sell products abroad due to the unprofitability of such supplies, and Euro profiles were produced only in the summer of 2023 for Metinvest.

During the winter campaign, Rolling Shop No. 2 produced about 5 thousand tons of channels for the domestic market and 2 thousand tons for export. For the first time, long billets were cut into multiple lengths at Mill 550, which was previously done in another shop. For this purpose, additional racks were installed and repair specialists were engaged. In total, the work rate was up to 450 tons of billets per day.

The company has also successfully mastered the production of industrial batches of cast square channels. This was made possible by a gradual switch from rolled to cast billets, which helped reduce production costs. According to Yuriy Mikhailov, Deputy General Director for Metallurgical Production, the company mastered the production of channel 22 from a cast billet with a cross section of 200×200 mm during the winter campaign, and plans to produce channel 24 in the next production cycle.

In addition, the company has begun experiments to master the production of R-34 rail products, which were previously produced at another rolling mill.

Despite some difficulties, including breakdowns of crane equipment and the lower shaft of stand No. 7, the campaign was successful, and almost all products have been shipped to customers without any quality issues.

The shop is currently repairing equipment, and the next rolling campaign is scheduled for March-April.

As a reminder, 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.

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant is one of the largest metallurgical 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.