Zaporizhkoks produced 729.1 thousand tons of products in January-October

In January-October 2024, Zaporizhkoks PrJSC increased its blast furnace coke production by 1.9% compared to the same period in 2023 – up to 729.08 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release.

In October, Zaporizhkoks increased production by 3.5% compared to the previous month to 73.8 thousand tons. The figure increased by 1.7% compared to October 2023.

In the third quarter, the company produced 220.1 thousand tons of coke, up 2% year-on-year and 0.1% quarter-on-quarter. In the second quarter, this volume was 220.36 thousand tons, and in the first quarter – 214.82 thousand tons.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Zaporizhkoks increased its blast furnace coke production by 16% or 119.4 thousand tons in 2023 to 856.8 thousand tons. In December, the company produced 71.9 thousand tons of blast furnace coke. This is 1% more than in December 2022 and 3% more than in the previous month.

At the same time, in 2022, the company reduced its blast furnace coke production by 11.9% compared to 2021, to 737.4 thousand tons. The output decreased as a result of the plant’s shutdown on March 1, 2022, due to the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Production was partially resumed on April 1 last year. The plant’s products were supplied to Metinvest’s enterprises, including Zaporizhstal.

Zaporizhkoks is one of the largest coke and chemical producers in Ukraine. It is part of Metinvest Group. The main consumer of its products is Zaporizhstal.