Ukraine: coal imports down in January-September 2022

In January-September, Ukraine decreased coal import 3.2-fold YoY, to 4.5 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms imports dropped by 27.1%, to $1.1 billion. Russia supplied $430.16 million worth of coal (pre-war deliveries, the share was 39.02%), USA – $309.18 million (28.04%), Australia – $127.43 million (11.56%) and other countries –…

Kazakhstan: large lithium reserves available

At a meeting in Zhetysu region the Head of State said that Kazakhstan had large lithium reserves by various estimates ranging from 50 to 100,000 tons. The country’s geological service should speed up its activities in this direction, as development and exploration require large investments. The region has good industrial growth dynamics. Since the start…