Exclusive Zaporizhstal reduced steel production by 15.8% m/m in January

Compared to the average monthly figure for 2025, production decreased by 12.4%

The Zaporizhstal steelworks, part of the Metinvest Group, reduced its steel production by 15.8% in January 2026 compared to the previous month and by 3.5% compared to January 2025, to 234,400 tons. This is evidenced by the company’s data.

Pig iron smelting in the first month of the year fell by 20.4% month-on-month and 13.1% year-on-year, to 249.9 thousand tons. Rolled metal production decreased by 14.2% month-on-month and increased by 0.3% year-on-year, to 215.7 thousand tons.

The last few months have been particularly difficult for Zaporizhstal, as Russia continues to shell Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, undermining the stability of power generation and supply. In particular, as a result of these attacks, the company had to halt operations twice in a short period of time – in mid-December for several days and in early January. A technological accident was avoided thanks to the coordinated actions of the personnel to safely shut down the equipment. In both cases, production was halted for up to two days.

This significantly affected the results for January, in particular, steel production fell to its lowest level since June 2024, and by 16% compared to the average monthly result for 2025, while pig iron production fell to its lowest level since November 2024, and by 12.4% respectively. Rolled steel production suffered lower losses, down 5.9% from the average monthly figure for the previous year.

As reported by GMK Center, in 2025, Zaporizhstal increased its rolled steel production by 15.1% compared to 2024, to 2.795 million tons. Pig iron production for 12 months amounted to 3.568 million tons, up 15% y/y. Steel production increased by 11.1% y/y – to 3.212 million tons.