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Steel production collapses in Ukraine amid mass shutdowns

In September, steel production in Ukraine fell 4.7-fold from September 2025, to 0.131 million tons, amid the shutdown of the largest steel plants after Russian airstrikes, the Ukrmetalurgprom association reported on Oct. 9.

9 October, 05:55 PM

Metinvest CEO: EU steel quota cut threatens recovery after Russian attacks

Russian attacks have halted production at key Ukrainian steel plants, while the EU’s decision to cut quotas for Ukrainian steel by more than 50% calls the industry’s recovery into question, Metinvest Group CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said in an interview with Jacopo Dettoni, editor-in-chief of fDi Intelligence, part of the Financial Times media group.

7 October, 05:10 PM

Ukraine's steel industry facing catastrophe – Metinvest

The situation in Ukraine's steel industry is currently catastrophic, largely because of airstrikes: five furnaces have been destroyed at plants belonging to the Metinvest group, and two at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast); the plants are not operating, Oleksandr Vodoviz, head of the office of Metinvest's CEO, said at the Forum of Economic Resilience held under the auspices of Forbes Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 23.

24 September, 11:50 AM

Russian strikes halt 90% of Ukraine’s steel production

Three plants that accounted for 90% of Ukraine’s steel production have halted operations following Russian strikes, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 21.

22 September, 11:56 AM

Russia strikes Zaporizhstal steel plant with missiles again

Russia struck the Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant in Zaporizhzhya, owned by the Metinvest group, with ballistic missiles, MP Musa Magomedov reported on Facebook on Aug. 27.

27 August, 01:05 PM

Ferrexpo suspends iron ore production after Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports

Iron ore producer Ferrexpo said it has temporarily suspended production after Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports and export logistics disruptions made shipments of its iron ore products unviable on Aug. 5.

5 August, 01:36 PM

Zaporizhstal boosts March output in front-line Zaporizhzhya as steel production climbs

Zaporizhstal, a Metinvest Group steel plant in Zaporizhzhya, increased pig iron, steel and rolled products output in March from a year earlier, the company said.

3 April, 10:56 AM

Pinchuk’s Interpipe acquires first European plant in Romania from ArcelorMittal

Ukrainian company Interpipe, owned by businessman Victor Pinchuk, has completed the acquisition of a Romanian pipe plant from ArcelorMittal, the company said on Apr. 2.

2 April, 04:38 PM

Metinvest starts supplying raw materials from frontline Ukraine to its new European plant

Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal has shipped 22,000 metric tons of hot-rolled steel since early 2026 to Metinvest Tubular Iasi, which joined the Metinvest iin late 2025, the company said on Feb. 19.

19 February, 05:00 PM

Poland becomes Ukraine’s largest supplier of coke and semicoke in 2025

Ukraine’s metallurgical companies increased imports of coke and semicoke by 3.2% to 642,800 metric tons in January–November 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to calculations by GMK Center based on data from the State Customs Service on Jan. 1.

1 January, 02:04 PM

EU clears Metinvest's acquisition of Romanian pipe mill

The European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control over Romanian company ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Iasi SA by Dutch firm Metinvest BV, the regulator announced on Nov. 25.

28 November 2025, 12:30 PM

Metinvest installs Ukraine’s first Citadel underground civilian bunker in Borodyanka

Ukraine’s first underground civilian shelter of a new type — the Citadel steel bunker — has been installed in Borodyanka, Kyiv Oblast, the Metinvest Group announced on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 03:45 PM

Romanian expansion: Metinvest eyes EU assets, begins process to acquire plant in Iasi

Ukraine’s Metinvest Group plans to take full control of ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Iasi S.A. in Romania as part of a potential EU expansion, according to a European Commission filing dated Oct. 29.

31 October 2025, 10:34 AM

100 people moving Ukraine forward: How the Big Evening with NV went

Kyiv hosted the “Big Evening with NV,” honoring 100 influential people driving Ukraine’s progress on May 15.

22 May 2025, 05:43 PM

Industrial giant in front-line city ramps up production since start of year

Zaporizhstal, the steelmaking plant based in Zaporizhzhya and part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Metinvest Group, has increased output since the beginning of 2025, the company reported on May 2.

2 May 2025, 06:06 PM

Metinvest to invest $60 million in Ukrainian metallurgical plant

Metinvest Group plans to invest over 2.5 billion hryvnias ($60 million) in the development of the Kamet-Steel metallurgical plant in Kamyanske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, in 2025, the company’s press service reported on Feb. 10.

11 February 2025, 03:39 PM

How to attract major investments to Ukraine

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3 February 2025, 04:07 PM

Canadian company secures land for industrial project after 14-year wait

Canadian mining company Black Iron Inc., which holds assets in Ukraine, has signed a lease agreement with Kryvyi Rih city council for land housing its Shymanivske Iron ore deposit, the company said on Jan. 30.

30 January 2025, 12:49 PM

Ukraine's only coking coal mine shuts down as Russia closes in on Pokrovsk

With Russian forces nearing Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, from several directions, a key metallurgical (coking) coal mine in the city is now shut down, Reuters reported on Jan. 13, citing two industry sources.

13 January 2025, 09:44 PM

Metinvest partially suspends operations at key coal site near Pokrovsk amid rising frontline risks

Metinvest Group has partially suspended operations at its coal site near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast due to intensified shelling and the front line's advance, the company announced on Dec. 13.

13 December 2024, 11:04 AM

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