Ukraine: Electrostal shut down

In September Electrostal produced 1 thousand tons of billets and once again shut down its manufacture because of the unfavorable market situation. In January-September output decreased 3.3-fold YoY, to 73 thousand tons. From January till mid-March the company was idle, but after it resumed operation it worked only at one third of its capacity, In…

Ukraine: coal imports down in January-September 2019

In January-September Ukraine decreased coal imports by 4.4% YoY, to 14.951 million tons valued at $2.089 billion, down by 4.7%. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $1.217 billion worth of coal (58.27%), USA – $667.294 million (31.94%), Kazakhstan – $94.992 million (4.55%) and other countries – $109.626 million (5.25%). At the same time,…