In May 2025, unlike in April, Ukrainian metallurgists reduced the production of key products.
This is according to data published by the Ukrmetallurgprom Association, as reported by Ukrinform.
In May, 664.7 thousand tons of cast iron were produced, which is 2.3% less than in April; 635.8 thousand tons of steel (-8.1%); and 547.0 thousand tons of rolled metal (-4.2%).
There is also a decrease in production compared to last year’s figures: cast iron production fell by 1.3%, steel by 13.8%, and rolled metal by 11.8%.
After five months of operation, only cast iron production shows positive dynamics, having increased by 5.9% in January–May 2025 compared to the same period last year. At the same time, steel production decreased by 2.5%, and rolled metal production shrank by 2.4%.
It was previously reported that in April 2025, domestic metallurgical enterprises increased cast iron production by 17%, steel by 25%, and rolled metal by 14% compared to March figures.
Source: Ukraine’s metallurgical market records decline in production
