Many coalmines are closed in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, and a large number of local residents become unemployed. The closure of Ukrainian coalmines is beneficial for the Russian Federation, which wants to trade its own coal, Vice Prime Minister – Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov has said. “The…
The authorities of the Russia-controlled Lugansk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization created by Russia, intend to “reorganize” coal industry, by shutting down a number of mines. In late April, dozens of Nikanor-Novaya miners refused to return to the surface. The main reasons of the strike were the multi-million salary debts and the decision of the…
In January-February, Russia extracted 64.6 million tons of coal, down by 9.4% YoY. In particular, in January output was 33.1 million tons. The Far Eastern Railroad transported 2.6 million tons of coal, down by 119.8%. (Ukrainian metal)
As of March 26, Rosterminalugol has exported 6 million tons of coal. Last year, this result was achieved on April 17. The 6-millionth ton was loaded onto the Mega Benefit, which transported 75.5 thousand tons of coal. (Ukrainian metal)
In February, Kuzbass yielded 17.1 million tons of coal. 10.1 million tons accounted for pits (12.5 million tons in February 2019) and 7 million for mines (6.5 million tons). Coking coal accounted for 6.5 million tons (5.9 million tons) and power-generating coal – 10.6 million tons (13.1 million tons). Factories processed 10.3 million tons (9.9…
The Cabinet of Ministers intends to envisage additional UAH 1.6 billion in a draft law on amendments to the 2020 state budget regarding the financing of the coal industry, MP Oleksiy Honcharuk posted a relevant draft document on his Telegram channel. According to the document, the government intends to invest UAH 3.563 billion to restructure…
Coal-extracting companies of Kazakhstan produced 18.3 million tons of coal in January-February. 10.4 million tons of coal were shipped to energy producing companies, and industrial enterprises received 936,800 tons. 1.4 million tons were shipped for public and utility needs. 4.6 million tons will be exported. According to the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development, the…
In January-February, Magadan region extracted 86.4 thousand tons of coal, down by 4% YoY. The output depends on the power complex needs. Coal in the region is mined to generate heating. This year, the region intends to mine 360 thousand tons of coal, down by 14.1% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Imposition of a duty on Russian coal will have a positive impact on the Ukrainian coal industry, Acting Minister of Energy of Ukraine Vitaliy Shubin has said. “The government is taking steps to resolve the situation in the energy market. In particular, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on the introduction of a special…
In January-February, by-product coke plants imported 1.31 million tons of coking coals and coal concentrate, down by 30% YoY. Deliveries of Ukrainian coal to domestic metal companies totaled 700 thousand tons, up by 53% YoY. By-product coke plants received 2.01 million tons of coal, down by 14%. The share of imported coal was 65.2%, down…
In January-February, Chukotka Autonomous District extracted 138.3 thousand tons of coal, up 2-fold YoY. Two companies are mining coal in the region – Beringpromugol LLC and Ugolnaya Mine. In 2 months Beringpromugol extracted 136.8 thousand tons of coal at the Fandyushkinskoye deposit, up 2.3-fold. The second company decreased output by 85%, to 1.5 thousand tons.…
In January-February, Ukraine decreased coal imports by 8.6% YoY, to 3.09 million tons, valued at $338.01 million, down by 29.9%. According to the State Tax Service, Russia supplied $207.216 million worth of coal (61.3%), USA – $102.178 million (30.23%), Kazakhstan – $15.296 million (4.53%) and other countries – $13.323 million (3.94%). Ukraine did not export…