At present Azovstal Iron and Steel Works is operating at 50-55% capacity, but it could drop to 40% in case the railroad blockade is not stopped.
According to the company CEO Enver Tskitishvili, the works is not receiving coking coals of the necessary quality, while coke from Russia is expensive – $360 per ton.
“Altaikoks price is higher that the prime cost of pig iron at Azovstal”, he noted. (Ukrainian metal)