Exclusive Zaporizhstal increased its rolled steel production by 15.1% y/y in 2025

Steel production increased by 11.1% y/y during the period, while pig iron production increased by 15% y/y

In 2025, the Zaporizhstal steel mill increased its rolled steel production by 15.1% compared to 2024, to 2.795 million tons. This is evidenced by GMK Center calculations based on company data.

Pig iron smelting for 12 months amounted to 3.568 million tons, up 15% year-on-year. Steel production increased by 11.1% year-on-year – to 3.212 million tons.

In December 2025, Zaporizhstal increased its rolled steel production by 7.4% y/y and maintained the previous month’s figure of 251.3 thousand tons. Pig iron smelting increased by 10.3% y/y and 1.6% m/m, to 314 thousand tons. Steel smelting increased by 13.4% y/y and 1.9% m/m, to 278.5 thousand tons.

In Q4, the company produced 925.6 thousand tons of pig iron (+0.3% q-o-q; +14.4% y-o-y) and 827.1 thousand tons of steel (+0.7% q-o-q; +15.8% y-o-y), rolled products – 707.6 thousand tons (-2.3% q-o-q; +18.4% y-o-y). For pig iron and steel, the quarterly figure is the highest since the start of the full-scale invasion, while in the rolled products segment, record production was achieved in Q3.

«In the most difficult conditions of wartime, metallurgy remains the foundation that supports the country’s economy and stability. Despite shelling, power outages, and logistical challenges, Zaporizhstal and other Metinvest enterprises in Zaporizhzhia are not just keeping their operations going — they are adapting, increasing their efficiency, and continuing to export Ukrainian products, providing foreign currency and tax revenues to the country’s budget and supporting the Ukrainian army. After all, we understand that preserving budget-generating enterprises today is the key to Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction in the future,» said Taras Shevchenko, Acting CEO of Zaporizhstal.

It should be noted that on January 7, Zaporizhstal was forced to suspend production due to an emergency power outage in the Zaporizhzhia region as a result of enemy shelling. The company’s staff responded quickly and efficiently to the emergency situation by implementing anti-crisis measures to safely shut down the equipment. At the end of last year, the plant was shut down for almost two days for similar reasons.

It should be recalled that at the end of 2024, Zaporizhstal increased its production of commercial rolled steel products by 18.3% compared to 2023, to 2.43 million tons. Pig iron production amounted to 3.11 million tons (+14.3% y/y), steel production – 2.89 million tons (+17.2% y/y).

The increase in production volumes in 2024 compared to 2023 is due to higher blast furnace productivity, increased demand for commercial pig iron, and the partial restoration of the maritime export route.

As part of its 2024 investment program, the company allocated UAH 938 million to support its production capacities. In particular, funds were invested in the overhaul of key production units and the implementation of investment projects in occupational safety, information technology, and social sphere. In 2025, investments are planned to increase to UAH 1.1 billion.