Rolled steel production resumed after a two-month layoff
In September 2024, Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) produced 1.98 thousand tons of rolled steel. At the same time, in September 2023, production volumes were at 8.6 thousand tons (-77%), and in July-August this year, the company’s rolling mills were idle. This is stated in the corporate newspaper DCH Steel.
“In September, rolling shop No. 1 was put back into operation, where during the rolling campaign we produced mainly R-34 mine rails and R-43 rails. Preparations are underway for the rolling campaign at Rolling Shop No. 2, which is scheduled to start in November,” the company said.
During the downtime of the rolling facilities, the company shipped products manufactured in previous periods to customers. In particular, in August this volume amounted to 2.3 thousand tons, and in July – 1.5 thousand tons.
In September, metallurgical coke production decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous month and increased by 15.3% y/y – to 24.1 thousand tons.
In January-September 2024, DMZ reduced rolled steel production by 56.9% y/y – to 35.8 thousand tons. Metallurgical coke production decreased by 0.4% y/y – to 218.1 thousand tons.
After a positive start to the year, which marked the launch of exports of mining and metals products by seaports and, accordingly, an increase in the capacity of domestic producers, the situation deteriorated in the second half of the year due to problems with energy supply, a shortage of personnel due to mobilization, weakening demand, etc.
As GMK Center reported earlier, in 2023, DMZ increased rolled steel production by 86.2% year-on-year – to 105.6 thousand tons. Last year, the company’s production of metallurgical coke increased by 38.5% compared to 2022, to 292.7 thousand tons.
Last year, DMZ’s rolling mills focused on producing mine supports, mine rails, small volumes of channels and angles for the Ukrainian market. In addition, the company has resumed production of profiles in accordance with European standards.
Dnipro Iron and Steel Works is one of the largest steel companies in Ukraine. It is part of DCH Steel, a division of DCH Group. DMZ produces the largest range of channels and angles in Ukraine. Currently, the company is the only domestic producer of special profiles for the machine building and mining industries.
Source: https://gmk.center
