Zaporizhcoke increased production by 13.6% y/y in February

Production recovered slightly after weak results in January

PJSC Zaporizhcoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke for metallurgy, increased its output by 13.6% year-on-year in February 2026 to 69.5 thousand tons, according to GMK Center calculations based on the company’s data.

Compared to the previous month, blast furnace coke production increased by 16.4%. In January, the company reported a reduction in coal concentrate supplies due to shelling of Ukraine’s port and transport infrastructure, which complicated the delivery of raw materials, as well as power outages, which limited the stable operation of production units.

In January-February, Zaporizhcoke reduced its output by 4.7% compared to the same period in 2025, to 129,200 tons, the lowest figure since the start of the full-scale invasion.

As a reminder, at the end of 2025, Zaporizhcoke increased its production by 2.7% compared to the same period in 2024, to 898.3 thousand tons. In the fourth quarter, the company produced 228.6 thousand tons of coke, which is 4.2% more than in the same period of 2024 and 3% less than in the previous quarter.

Since 2022, the company has allocated more than UAH 360 million for the capital renovation of the coke oven battery. Most of the funds were invested in the overhaul of coke oven batteries No. 2 and No. 5–6. Recent investment projects include the overhaul of coke pusher No. 3 on coke oven batteries No. 5–6 and the overhaul of the U-30 charge feeding line in the coal preparation shop.

Zaporizhcoke is the leading producer of coke chemical products in Ukraine. It is part of the Metinvest Group. The main consumer of its products is the Zaporizhstal steelworks.