Zaporizhstal

In 2003, the company produced 4.3 million tonnes of raw steel (market share of 12%) and 3.6 million tonnes of finished steel products (11% share). Exports, delivered to 59 countries, accounted for 70% of Zaporizhstal's 2003 sales, with China, Middle Eastern states and the CIS among the main destinations. In 2015, the company has made 3.81 million tonnes of cast iron, 3.98 million tonnes of steel, 3.35 million tonnes of rolled steel.

At one point, the plant had an annual capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of steel, 3.3 million tonnes of pig iron, and 4.1 million of finished steel products, and ranked 54th in the world. The company was Ukraine's only manufacturer of cold-rolled sheets, used in car manufacturing, as well as tinplates and polished stainless and alloyed steel. Zaporizhstal is located in the city of Zaporizhzhia, in a region with the highest per capita electricity output in Ukraine, close to raw material suppliers and steel consumers (pipe and machine building companies).

Zaporizhstal was particularly notable for its continued use of open hearth furnaces, a now archaic method of production. The mill has four blast furnaces, seven open hearth furnaces and one twin hearth furnace.

In August 2026, the steelworks was shut down indefinitely, as a result of damage caused by Russian ballistic missile strikes. The plants facilities had been hit on 11 and 27 August 2026, resulting in the death of eight workers, and twenty six injured. Blast furnaces, coking facilities, power and rail infrastructure were critically damaged. Further factors that contributed to the shutdown of the plant were the breakdown of rail and shipping, as well as the negative effect of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the Ukrainian steel industry.