In the first quarter of 2025, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased their production.

This is reported by the "Ukrmetallurgprom" association.

According to their data, 1.70 million tons of pig iron were produced, which is 7.2% more than last year. Steel production rose by 2.7% to 1.73 million tons. Rolled product volumes also increased by 3.3%, reaching 1.44 million tons.

In March, the pig iron output was 563,200 tons, a 4.6% increase compared to March 2024, and 3.5% more than in February 2025.

Meanwhile, steel production in March fell to 550,500 tons, marking a 9.9% decrease year-on-year and a 3.7% decline compared to February. Rolled product output also decreased to 478,400 tons, which is 2.1% lower than in March of the previous year, although there was a slight increase of 0.3% compared to February.

Recall:

In January, the domestic market for rolled products was 297.1 thousand tons, while the same figure last year was 137.8 thousand tons.