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Pouring of liquid steel at a Ukrainian steel mill at night: orange glow, smoke and a worker by the furnace amid the industry crisis

Ukrainian Metallurgy on the Brink of Survival: Factory Shutdowns, Lost Markets and a Chain Crisis for the Entire Economy

09/22/2026, 16:07
Ukrainian metallurgy is going through a deep crisis: after the strikes, Zaporizhstal, Kametstal and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih have been shut down, steel production fell by 57.3% in August, and new EU quotas could cut exports by 60%. The industry, which accounts for 40% of the railway's and the ports' workload, has found itself "on the brink of survival".
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