Zaporizhcoke reduced output by 3.6% m/m in June

PJSC Zaporizhcoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke for the metallurgical industry, saw its output fall by 3.6% in June 2026 compared with the previous month, to 74.9 thousand tonnes. This is according to calculations by the GMK Centre based on the company’s data.

Compared with June last year, the figure fell by 1.7%.

In January–June this year, the company produced 434.4 thousand tonnes of blast furnace coke, which is virtually the same as the figure for the corresponding period in 2025 (434.1 thousand tonnes).

It should be noted that, for the full year 2025, Zaporizhkox increased its output by 2.7% compared with the same period in 2024, reaching 898.3 thousand tonnes. In the fourth quarter, the company produced 228.6 thousand tonnes 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 over 360 million UAH to the major refurbishment of the coking plant’s furnace fleet. The bulk of the funds has been invested in major overhauls of coke batteries Nos. 2 and 5–6. Recent investment projects include the major overhaul of coke pusher No. 3 on coke battery Nos. 5–6 and the major overhaul of the U-30 charge feeding line in the coal preparation plant.

The company recently completed a major overhaul of the equipment at coke battery No. 5–6 at a cost of 10 million UAH.

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.