Ukraine: coal consumption up in April 2018

In April Ukraine increased coal consumption by 25.2% YoY, to 3.533 million tons, but decreased by 12.6% MoM. According to the State Statistics Service, in March coal consumption grew by 41.3% YoY, to 4 million tons. In April Ukraine imported $243.788 million worth of coal, up by 21.1% YoY, while exports dropped by 99.7%, to…

Ukraine: NCC to start operating in 2-3 months

The Ministry of energy and coal industry reports that the state enterprise National Coal Company will begin full-scale operation in 2-3 months. According to the deputy minister Anatoly Korzun, the enterprise will optimize the structure of the coal industry management and considerably improve financial conditions of mines. The company will unite 19 state enterprises containing…

Tajikistan: coal output up in January-April 2018

In January-April Tajikistan mined some 268 thousand tons of coal. According to the Ministry of industry and new technologies, preliminary needs of industrial enterprises in coal in 2018 amount to 920 thousand tons, of budget organizations – 57.2 thousand tons, heat and thermal power plant Dushanbe-2 and boiler houses – 1.245 million tons. So far…

Ukraine: coking coal provision down in April 2018

In April Ukrainian by-product coke enterprises received 1.12 million tons of coking coals, down by 18% MoM. In particular, Ukraine-produced coal deliveries totaled 0.24 million tons, down by 4%, and imported – 0.88 million tons, down by 21%. In January-April by-product coke plants received 4.74 million tons of coal, down by 1% YoY, including 1.02…

Ukraine: coal imports up in April 2018

In April coal imports increased by 21.1% YoY, or by $42.484 million, to $243.788 million, while exports dropped by 99.7%, or by $6.636 million, to $0.019 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia was the main supplier of coal ($171.08 million). In January-April coal imports grew by 30.3% YoY, or by $233.424 million, to…