In May the Central Mining and Processing Factory, registered in Antrazit, the city in the Russia-supported terrorist-controlled territory, started exporting anthracite having acquired the appropriate license from the Ukrainian authorities.
The coal was supplied to Slovakia. The coal price on the border is around $80 per ton DAP.
The precise export volumes of the Central Factory are unknown. According to the market participants, in May Ukraine exported around 30 thousand tons of anthracite, mined at uncontrolled territories. That’s the largest export of this coal since December 2014. At the same time, Ukraine is in dire need of anthracite coals. (Ukrainian metal)