Metinvest drops coking coal output in Q1 2014

In January-March Metinvest group decreased coking coal output by 1.39%, or by 35 thousand tons, to 2537 thousand tons, QoQ.

Ukraine increased coal mining in February 2014

In February Ukraine’s coal mining increased by 0.4%, to 5.1 million tons, as compared with February 2013.

In 2013 Ukraine imported $2 billion worth of coal

In 2013 Ukraine imported coal for $1973.75 million, while exports totaled $737.01 million.

Ukraine increased coke imports in 2013

In 2013 by-product coke plants of Ukraine imported 11.4 million tons of ordinary coking coals and coal concentrate, which almost equaled the imports volumes in 2012.

In 2013 coal mining decreased

In 2013 Ukraine mined 24.1 million tons of coal, down by 2.9% (730.4 thousand tons) as compared with 2012.

Ukraine increased coal extraction in November 2013

According to the State Statistics Committee, coal extraction in November increased by 1.3%, to 5.7 million tons YoY.

Ukraine not to impose coking coal import quota in Q1 2014

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is not going to impose quotas on imports of coking coal in the first quarter of 2014 as Ukrainian coke plants and companies have undertaken to buy a considerable proportion of coking coal from local state mines.

Ukraine to increase 2013 quotas on imports of coke and coking coal

Ukraine is going to increase its 2013 quota for imports of metallurgical coke up to 300,000 tons from the current 210,000 tons and also to increase the 2013 quota for coking coal by 1 milliontonst, the press service of Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov announced.