Ukraine-based Zaporizhstal steel mill, which belongs to Metinvest, has announced its production results for April and the first four months this year.
Accordingly, in April Zaporizhstal produced 231,800 mt of pig iron, 252,900 mt of crude steel and 205,100 mt of finished steel, increasing by 19.7 percent, 37.1 percent and 36 percent, respectively, month on month.
In the January-April period, Zaporizhstal’s pig iron production totaled 717,100 mt, down by 13.6 percent, while the company produced 646,500 mt of crude steel and 530,900 mt of finished steel, down by 10.3 percent and 16 percent, respectively, all year on year. The decreases in production were due to the negative effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.