Metinvest enterprises continue operating at various levels of capacity, depending on security, personnel availability and electricity supplies, taking into account logistics and economic factors.
In August 2023, Ukrainian army opened the Black Sea corridor for trade ships traveling to and from Ukraine. This allowed resuming sea exports of mining and metal products. Thus, Metinvest has started gradually increasing capacity loading of its enterprises.
Metal works operate at the level of 65-75% of pre-war level. In particular, Kametstal operates two blast furnaces out of three and Zaporizhstal – three out of four. The latter continues producing slabs used by Italian re-rolling plants.
Iron ore assets operate at the level of 50-55%. (Ukrainian metal)