Ukraine: coal output down in January-August 2019

In January-August Ukraine mined 20.293 million tons of coal, down by 8% YoY. In particular, extraction of coking coal dropped by 3.2%, to 3.939 million tons, and power-generating coal – by 9.1%, to 16.353 million tons. In August coal output decreased by 17.2%, to 2.422 million tons. Enterprises subordinate to the Ministry of Energy and…

Kazakhstan: Russia limiting coal exports to Ukraine

Coal industry of Kazakhstan is sustaining losses after Russia imposed limitations on the export of coal to Ukraine. According to the Association of mining and metallurgical enterprises, in June-September coalmining companies intended to ship 584.12 thousand tons of coal to Ukraine via Russia, but the Russian Ministry of Economic Development approved only 233.5 thousand tons.…

Ukraine: coal imports down in January-August 2019

In January-August Ukraine imported 12.98 million tons of coal, down by 8.3% YoY, valued at $1.83 billion, down by 7.5%. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $1.09 billion worth of coal (or 59.81%), USA – $596.65 million (32.63%), Kazakhstan – $85.54 million (4.68%) and other countries – $52.64 million (2.88%). At the same…