Zaporizhkoks reduced production by 1.8% y/y in January-April

Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for steel industry in Ukraine, reduced production by 1.8% to 281.72 thousand tons in January-April 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This is evidenced by GMK Center’s calculations based on the company’s data.

In March, production fell by 2.8% month-on-month and by 0.1% year-on-year – to 72.06 kt.

Coke imports to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2025 increased by 90.3% y/y – to 212.37 thousand tons. In March, imported coke supplies amounted to 56.44 thousand tons, down 11% month-on-month and 97.7% more than in March 2024.

In addition, in early April, the first coking coal vessel from the United States in 2025, chartered by Metinvest Group, arrived in the country. The Bison bulk carrier delivered 80 thousand tons of raw materials from United Coal Company, a member of the Group located in the Appalachian region of the United States.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Zaporizhkoks increased coke production by 2.1% in 2024 – to 874.6 thousand tons compared to 2023.

Since 2022, the company has allocated over UAH 360 million for the capital upgrade of the coke shop’s furnace stock. Most of the funds were invested in the overhaul of coke oven batteries No. 2 and No. 5-6. The latest investment projects include the overhaul of coke ejector No. 3 at coke oven battery (COB) No. 5-6 and the overhaul of the U-30 charge feeding line in the coal preparation shop.

Zaporizhkoks is a key coke and chemical producer in Ukraine. It is a part of Metinvest Group. The main consumer of its products is Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works.