Metinvest Zaporizhstal steel plant

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Metinvest Zaporizhstal steel plant (Металлургический комбинат "Запорожсталь", ПАТ Запоріжсталь (Ukranian), ПАО Запорожсталь), also known as Zaporizhstal Iron & Steel Works PJSC, Zaporizhstal Integrated Iron & Steel Works (P)JSC, is a steel plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and open hearth furnace (OHF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Pivdenne Hwy, 72, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporiz'ka oblast, Ukraine, 69061
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 47.86838, 35.161773 (exact)

Background

Zaporizhstal works closely with Zaporizhzhia Coke Plant and Zaporizhogneupor, which are both controlled by Metinvest Holding.[1] Zaporizhzhia Coke Plant (Запорожкокс, Russian) supplies coke to Zaporizhstal.[2]

The plant was mothballed in March 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] At the end of March, rolling shop resumed operations but steel production remained suspended.[4] As of August 2022, the plant was operating at 50% capacity including steel-making.[5][6][7] The plant resumed iron-making operations with the blast furnaces #3 and #4 in April 2022.[8] Blast furnace #2 restarted in March 2023.[9] As of December 2023, the plant is operating at 70% capacity.[10] Five OHFs are assumed to be operating.

On December 23, 2025, the plant was forced to completely shut down due to a power outage caused by a massive Russian missile strike. The operation was resumed by the end of that same day.[11]

New OHF proposal

A new 3200 TTPA BOF was planned to replace some of the existing OHFs by 2022.[12][13][14][15]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1933[16] 8000[17]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Metinvest BV [47.0%]; Global Steel Investments Ltd [36.8%]; Eastrade Ltd [11.2%] 5000056845 [47.0%]; 5034089184 [36.8%]; unknown [11.2%] E100001000605 [47.0%]; E100002017625 [36.8%]; E100002017627 [11.2%] Zaporiz'kyi Metalurhiinyi Kombinat Zaporizhstal' PJSC [100%][18] 4297042342 E100000130816 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[19] coil, sheet, strip, slab[19][20] automotive, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[21][20][22] 2023-11-03[23] 2025-09-30[23] unknown BF; BOF; OHF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
cancelled 3200[24][25] 3200[24][25]
operating 4102[26][27][16]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 4371[26][28][29][19][30][31][32][33][34] 4371[26][28][29][19][30][31][32][33][34]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter
6300[19][26]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 4000[35] 4000[35]
2020 3784[36] 3784[36]
2021 3800[37][38] 3800[37][38]
2022 1490[39] 1490[39]
2023 2460[40] 2460[40]
2024 2890[41] 2890[41]
2025 3212[42] 3212[42]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 4400[35] [35] 4400[35]
2020 4471[36] [36] 4471[36]
2021 4500[37][38] [37][38] 4500[37][38]
2022 2010[39] [39] 2010[39]
2023 [40] 2720[40] 2720[40]
2024 3110[41] [41] 3110[41]
2025 3568[42] [42] 3568[42]

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 2 operating[43][44] 1934[45] Ukrainian manufacturer (Укргипромез) Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[30][29][46] 1513.0[47][29] 1150[30][29] unknown 2024-05[48]
BF 3 operating[43][49][44] 1938[50][51][52][31][53][54][38][34][55][56][28] 1513.0[33] 1050[33] unknown 2023-06-17[57]
BF 4 operating[58] 1947[38][50][31][53] 1300.0[59] 1112[32][26][19][34][28] unknown 2018-12[28]
BF 5 operating[17][60][61][62][38][63] 1952[64] 1513.0[65] 1059[19][34][26][31] unknown 2018-06[66]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Retired date Current capacity (ttpa)
BOF 1 cancelled[67] 2025 2022 3200[24][25]

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