In 2013 by-product coke plants of Ukraine imported 11.4 million tons of ordinary coking coals and coal concentrate, which almost equaled the imports volumes in 2012. In December 2013 the imports volume of coking coals totaled 1.03 million tons. At the same time Ukrainian coal deliveries to plants in 2013 reached 13.6 million tons (down…
In 2013 Ukraine mined 24.1 million tons of coal, down by 2.9% (730.4 thousand tons) as compared with 2012. At the same time energy coal mining totaled 17.3 million tons, it is 3.7 thousand tons less than planned. Coking coal production was 10.7% higher than planned (6766.3 thousand tons to 655.5 thousand tons). (Ukrainian metal)
According to the State Statistics Committee, coal extraction in November increased by 1.3%, to 5.7 million tons YoY. Coal extraction increased by 3.1% to October figures. In January-November Ukrainian coal extraction decreased by 3%, to 57.6 million tons YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is not going to impose quotas on imports of coking coal in the first quarter of 2014 as Ukrainian coke plants and companies have undertaken to buy a considerable proportion of coking coal from local state mines.Ukraine’s government decided to increase quotas on imports of coking coal in 2013…
Ukraine is going to increase its 2013 quota for imports of metallurgical coke up to 300,000 tons from the current 210,000 tons and also to increase the 2013 quota for coking coal by 1 milliontonst, the press service of Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov announced. “Thus Ukraine will fulfill the requirements of the…
