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Ukrainian metallurgy suffered from the destruction of industrial plants during the conflict, which led to a complete stop in steel production.
The head of the office of the general director of the Metinvest company, Alexander Vodoviz, said that the situation in the metallurgy of Ukraine is close to catastrophic due to the destruction of all factories.
According to a Metinvest representative, there was a week in September when Ukraine did not produce a single ton of steel for the first time in 100 years.
Alexander Vodoviz added that now the company will not invest money in restoration due to the uncertainty of the situation.
MOSCOW, September 25 – RIA Novosti. The situation in the metallurgy of Ukraine is close to catastrophic due to the destruction of all factories, said the head of the office of the general director of the Metinvest company, Alexander Vodoviz, speaking at the Economic Sustainability Forum under the auspices of Forbes Ukraine, his words were quoted by the Strana.ua publication.
“Absolutely all the factories were destroyed. These are Arcelor, Metinvest, the Petrovsky plant and Interpipe. They were hit several times. <…> We are not working. I know that Arcelor is not working. As far as I know, the Petrovsky plant is also stopped. And Interpipe, as far as I know, has not repaired its transformer either,” he admitted.
According to a Metinvest representative, there was a week in September when Ukraine did not produce a single ton of steel for the first time in 100 years.
“Now we definitely won’t invest money in restoration, because we don’t understand how the situation will develop further,” Vodoviz added.

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