In early August the Ukrainian government expects to get a comprehensive plan for bringing the national coal industry out of crisis, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said during the government’s meeting devoted to situation in the national coal industry. “There’s a need to make clear, specific decisions within the framework of the Energy and…
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said that the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry should improve its work with state mines and turn them into profitable enterprises. “An important issue is Ukrainian coal: the Energy Ministry must finally fulfill its task and make state mines profitable enterprises, instead of constantly plunging miners into poverty,” Groysman stressed.…
In January-June Russky Ugol mined over 1.6 million tons of coal in Amur region, up by 5% YoY. The Severo-Vostochny pit, the oldest coalmining enterprise in the region, exceeded the output target by 25%. The mining there started in 1932. (Ukrainian metal)
The Corporation of the Far East Development received 24 offers on investment cooperation in the free port of Vladivostok. Three of them were submitted by the potential residents of the Chukotka Autonomous District. In particular, the Ugolnaya Mine intends to purchase new equipment, machinery and spare parts, thus improving the coal mining capacity at the…
In January-June Kuzbassrazrezugol mined 23.4 million tons of coal, up by 2% YoY, including some 3.2 million tons of coking coal. Since the start of the year the customers have been shipped 20.8 million tons of coal, with 70% exported (14.6 million tons) and the rest supplied to the domestic market (6 million tons). 20.7…
In January-June Krasnoyarsk region increased power-generating coal output by 19% YoY. The growth in the output is explained with the increase in demand. This coal is one of the most exported from Russia. The largest coal importers are China, India and Japan. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June Ukraine mined 16.495 million tons of coal, down by 10.5% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal mining decreased by 8.2%, to 3.205 million tons and power-generating coal – by 11.1%, to 13.293 million tons. In June coal output dropped by 1.7% YoY, to 2.599 million tons. The…
In January-June by-product coke plants imported 5.67 million tons of coking coals and coal concentrate, up by 17% YoY, with 0.91 million tons imported in June, up by 1% MoM. Ukrainian coal deliveries reached 1.45 million tons, down by 12%, with 210 thousand tons supplied in June, down by 3% MoM. 743 thousand tons of…