Ukraine-based Zaporizhstal steel mill, which belongs to Metinvest, has announced its production results for May and the first five months this year.
Accordingly, in May Zaporizhstal produced 229,600 mt of pig iron, 213,300 mt of crude steel and 180,500 mt of finished steel, increasing by 46.7 percent, 61.9 percent and 45.9 percent, respectively, month on month. The increases in production are due to the resumption of operations at blast furnace No. 2.
In the January-May period, Zaporizhstal’s pig iron production totaled 946,700 mt, down by four percent, while the company produced 859,600 mt of crude steel and 711,600 mt of finished steel, up by 0.8 percent and down by 5.9 percent, respectively, all year on year.