In January-October Ukrainian by-product coke plants increased 6% moisture coke manufacture by 4.7% YoY, to 8.986 million tons.
According to Ukrkoks, in October output was 952 thousand tons, up from 878 thousand tons in September.
The output growth is due to the slight increase in pig iron manufacture.
In 2019 Ukraine is expected to increase coke production by 3% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)