On November 20th ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, received a license for the import of 90,000 tons of coke issued by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, which would allow it to import the coke needed from abroad up to the end of the current year.
The company is currently 45% self-sufficient in its coke supply requirements. It purchases another 35% from other Ukrainian coke producers, while it imports the remaining 20% from ArcelorMittal Poland enterprises. The 90,000 tons quota will allow ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih to continue to import coke from the enterprises of ArcelorMittal Poland up to the end of the current year.
On October 30th Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved a decree to increase the country’s coke import quota for 2013 from 210,000 tons to 300,000 tons. The country’s total coke import quota in 2013 has been allotted to ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. (SteelOrbis/Ukrainian metal)