In January-May 2025, the Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant recorded a 6.3% decrease in rolled product shipments compared to the same period of the previous year. The volume of deliveries amounted to 1 million 28.5 thousand tons against 1 million 97.3 thousand tons a year earlier.

Melting indicators

During the first five months of the current year, the enterprise produced 1 million 158.1 thousand tons of steel and 1.255 million tons of pig iron. For comparison: in January-May 2024, these figures reached 1 million 296.8 thousand tons of steel and 1 million 426.9 thousand tons of pig iron, respectively.

In May 2025, production volumes increased relative to April: 242.1 thousand tons of pig iron and 243.4 thousand tons of steel were smelted, and 208.9 thousand tons of rolled products were shipped. In April, the corresponding figures were 193.5 thousand tons of pig iron, 156.6 thousand tons of steel, and 159.1 thousand tons of rolled products.

Annual results and trends

As of the end of 2025, Zaporizhstal increased rolled product output by 15.2% — to 2 million 794.6 thousand tons (in 2024 — 2 million 426.7 thousand tons). Steel smelting reached 3 million 212.2 thousand tons (in 2024 — 2 million 890.8 thousand tons), and pig iron — 3 million 567.8 thousand tons (in 2024 — 3 million 106.3 thousand tons).

In 2024, the plant also showed growth: rolled product output increased by 18.1% — to 2 million 426.7 thousand tons (in 2023 — 2 million 54.7 thousand tons), steel — by 17.2% (to 2 million 890.8 thousand tons), and pig iron — by 14.2% (to 3 million 106.3 thousand tons).

"Bring a Friend" personnel program

The enterprise is successfully implementing the "Bring a Friend" program, aimed at attracting new employees through recommendations from current workers. Since the beginning of 2025, thanks to this initiative, 323 new employees have joined the team. The program involved 265 plant workers. The total amount of payments for recommendations exceeded 4.7 million hryvnias.

About the company

Zaporizhstal is one of the largest industrial enterprises in Ukraine. The plant's products are in demand both in the domestic market and abroad. The enterprise is part of the Metinvest group, whose main shareholders are PJSC "System Capital Management" (71.24%) and Smart Steel Limited (23.76%). The group's management company is Metinvest Holding LLC.