In January-August coal companies output decreased by 2.444 million tons, or by 9.4% YoY. “In particular, power-generating coal production dropped by 1.338 million tons, or by 6.5% YoY, and coking coal – by 1.105 million tons, or by 19.7%”, the Ministry of energy and coal industry reported. State mines decreased output by 20.8%. “The ministry-controlled…
Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsk Pipe-Rolling Plant has obtained a license to supply gas. The corresponding decision has been taken by the National commission on energy and housing services regulation. As of September 1, 318 licenses to supply gas have been given by the commission. (Ukrainian metal)
At the Extraordinary General Shareholder Meeting (EGM) held on September 29, NLMK shareholders approved payment of Q2 dividends of RUB 3.20 per share. The date upon which the shareholders entitled to Q2 dividends will be determined was set as October 12. H1 dividends will amount to RUB 5.55 per share. (NLMK/Ukrainian metal)
The deputy economic minister Sergey Nazarov has confirmed that the so-called Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics sell coal to Russia, and it in its turn reexports it to other countries. According to Nazarov, each month some 1 million tons of coal from the occupied Donbass are sold that way. Thus Russia helps DPR and LPR…
Lisichanskugol (Lugansk region) has ordered the Komsomolskaya Central Processing Factory the processing of 82.1 thousand tons of coal for 7.74 million UAH. The services were ordered following 2 auctions. At one auction Komsomolskaya offered to process coal at 94.52 UAH per ton, at another – at 94 UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
