Zaporizhstal has invested UAH 370 million in the overhaul of its main units since the beginning of the year

The company has upgraded its blast furnace, open-hearth furnace, and rolling mill operations, employing more than 400 specialists in round-the-clock work

Metinvest Group’s Zaporizhstal steelworks continues to implement its annual capital investment program aimed at supporting the stable operation of production facilities and environmental equipment. In 2025, the plant completed a large-scale repair of the main units in the blast furnace, open-hearth, and hot rolling shops. The total budget for the work was UAH 370 million, according to a press release.

According to the plant’s acting CEO, Taras Shevchenko, the main goal of the enterprise is to maintain production during the war and provide a basis for further modernization.

“Repairs and proper maintenance of production facilities are an important contribution to ensuring the stable operation of Zaporizhstal today and in the future,” he stressed.

The work was carried out continuously with the participation of more than 400 specialists from Zaporizhstal, Zaporizhogneupor, Kametstal, and a number of contracting organizations. In the blast furnace shop, the equipment of furnace No. 3 was restored: repairs were carried out on the cone-less charging apparatus, casting yard units, air heater equipment, as well as metal structures for charge feeding and the bunker trestle. Special attention was paid to gas cleaning: air ducts and dust collectors were cleaned and repaired, ensuring cleaning performance of 20 mg/m³.

In the open-hearth shop, a two-tank steel-making unit was repaired, in particular, the vault and working area of the furnace were refired using more than 800 tons of refractories, part of the supporting metal structures were replaced, and gas cleaning units were updated.

In the hot rolling shop, the modernization covered the Slabing-1150 and BTLS-1680 mills. Specialists repaired the universal cage, electric drives, roller tables, turntable units, as well as the units of the machine room and the winding section. Electrical equipment and power systems were inspected.

The completed repairs should increase the reliability of the units, reduce energy losses, and lower the level of product defects. In addition, in 2025, the company will allocate another UAH 75 million to upgrade key units of the combined heat and power plant.

Zaporizhstal’s total capital investment budget for this year will exceed UAH 1 billion.

As a reminder, as part of its 2024 investment program, the company allocated UAH 938 million to support its production capacities. In particular, the funds were invested in the overhaul of key production units and the implementation of investment projects in occupational safety, information technology, and the social sphere.