In January-March PMH-Ugol mined 798 thousand tons of coking coal, up by 22% YoY.
According to the holding statement, the increase has to do with the mines named after Tikhov and the second stage of Butovskaya mine, commissioned in May 2017, gradually reaching full capacity.
Coal concentrate output at Berezovskaya factory grew by 4%, to 624 thousand tons.
The coke department decreased output by 4%, to 648 thousand tons.
Iron ore mining dropped by 9%, to 1.19 million tons.
Tulachermet also produced less pig iron – 602 thousand tons, down by 12 thousand tons.
Iron ore concentrate output decreased by 8%, to 534 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)