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 by 10% to 2012 level), with 1.03
million tons in December.
In 2013 Ukrainian by-product coke plants
received 25 million tons of coking coal, down by 6% to the 2012 deliveries.
In 2013 Ukrainian plants delivered 13.6 million
tons of coal (96% of the 2012 deliveries) to metal companies, including 1.13
million tons in December.
In
2013 Ukraine imported 680 thousand tons of coke with 50 thousand tons on December, while in 2012 coke imports were on
the level 430 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)