In January-March by-product coke plants of Ukraine imported 2.93 million tons of coking coal and coal concentrate, up by 1% YoY, to 1.05 million tons.
Local coking coal deliveries dropped by 13%, to 630 thousand tons, with 190 thousand tons supplied in March (on par with February).
All in all, in Q1 plants received 2.56 million tons of coking coal, down by 2% YoY, with 1.24 million tons in March, up by 17% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)