Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest private company, is investing to expand its Mariupol steel production by 14% this year.

Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest private company, is investing to expand its Mariupol steel production by 14% this year. At Illich Steel, the nation’s second largest metallurgical company, Metinvest plans to expand slab casting capacity to 4 million tons a year. At Azovstal, one of Ukraine’s biggest steel rolling companies, Metinvest aims to produce 4.3 million tons this year. This combined production of 8.3 million tons would be 14% higher than the 2018 total of 7.3 million tons.