Russian Ugol is increasing the output of high-quality power-generating coal.
For this the company has started modernizing the processing factory at the Stepnoy pit in Khakassia. The project will increase the factory capacity by 1 million tons of coal per year.
The factory was commissioned in 2011. Now it employs over 200 people. It processes some 3.4 million tons of coal per year. After modernization, scheduled to be complete by mid-2018, its capacity will increase to 4.5 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)