Ukraine: coke exports down in 2018

In 2018 Ukraine decreased coke and semi-coke exports 8.8-fold YoY, to 25.578 thousand tons valued at $6.754 million, down 7.3-fold. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main customers were Russia (46.54%), Belarus (31.85%) and Romania (12.53%). Last year Ukraine imported 839.757 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke valued at $251.724 million, down by 45.8%…

Ukraine: coke output up in January-October 2018

In January-October Ukrainian by-product coke plants increased 6% moisture coke manufacture by 4.7% YoY, to 8.986 million tons. According to Ukrkoks, in October output was 952 thousand tons, up from 878 thousand tons in September. The output growth is due to the slight increase in pig iron manufacture. In 2019 Ukraine is expected to increase…

Ukraine: no coke imported in July 2018

In July metal companies received 808 thousand tons of coke, up by 9% MoM. All the coke was of domestic origin. As in two previous months, no coke was imported in July. In January-July Ukrainian metal companies received 5.63 million tons of coke, up by 9% YoY, including 5.37 million tons of Ukrainian coke, up…