Ukrainian steelmakers ramped up steel production by 3.6% in 2021

Production of rolled products and pig iron grew as well

In 2021, Ukraine’s steelmaking companies ramped up steel production by 3.6% to 21.37 million tons y-o-y, according to the updated statistics of Ukrmetallurgprom.

In 2021, production of rolled products increased by 3.5% to 19.08 million tons, pig iron by 3.6% to 21.17 million tons y-o-y.

The yearly production output totaled:

• sinter — 32.92 million tons (+3.1% against 2020),
• coke — 9.54 million tons (-1.3%),
• pipes and tubes — 0.98 million tons (+15.1%).

As at 12 January 2022, the main production facilities in operation included: 17 out of 21 blast furnaces, 7 out of 8 open-hearth furnaces, 12 out of 16 BOFs, 5 out of 15 electric-arc furnaces, and 16 out of 17 continuous casting machines.

Key production results of Ukrainian iron & steel companies in 2016–2021, million tons

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Steel	24.23	21.33	44582	20.85	20.55	21.37
Pig iron	23.61	44762	20.56	20.067	20.42	21.16
Rolled products	21.49	18.44	18.36	18.21	18.43	19.08
Sinter	34.35	30.89	31.68	30.91	31.91	32.92
Coke	12.72	10.4	10.83	10.06	9.67	9.54

Source: Ukrmetallurgprom

In 2020, companies of Ukraine’s iron & steel industry decreased steel production by 1.1% to 20.62 million tons y-o-y. Production of rolled products in 2020 grew by 1.2% to 18.43 million tons, and production of pig iron grew by 1.8% to 20.42 million tons.