ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih PJSC (AMKR, Dnipropetrovsk Region) has reduced output of metallurgical coke at its coke-chemical division by 66.7% in January-November this year compared to the same period last year, to 880 thousand tons.
As a company representative told Interfax-Ukraine news agency, in November the company produced 44 thousand tons of metallurgical coke.
At the same time, in January-November 2022 the gross coke output of 6% moisture at AMKR exceeded 1 mln tonnes, including 51 thnd tonnes in November.
Coke production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih in eleven months of 2021 increased by 10% to 2.640 million tons, including 188 thousand tons in November last year.
In 11 months of 2022, the company supplied 1.3 million tons of coal concentrate, including 396 thousand tons of domestic coal, 390 thousand tons from Russia (before war), 65 thousand tons from Kazakhstan, 34 thousand tons from Poland, 15 thousand tons from Czech Republic, 208 thousand tons from USA and 187 thousand tons from Australia. In November, the AMKR supplied 50 thousand tons of coal, including 42 thousand tons of domestically mined coal, 7 thousand tons from Poland.
As earlier reported, in January-November 2022, Ukrainian coke plants reduced the production of gross coke 6% moisture content by 58.1% compared to the same period last year – up to 3.66 million tons. In November they produced 235 thousand tons of gross coke, including 204 thousand tons of metallurgical coke. For 11 months of 2022 metallurgical coke production was 3.14 million tons.
For 11 months of 2022, 4.254 million tons of coal concentrate (11M-2021 – 11.834 million tons), including Ukrainian production – 2.853 million tons, imported from Russia (before war) 623.9 thousand tons, from Kazakhstan (before war) – 65.4 thousand tons, Poland – 36.3 thousand tons, Czech Republic – 38.8 thousand tons, USA – 448.6 thousand tons and Australia – 187.3 thousand tons were supplied to domestic coke plants. Including 308 thousand tons of concentrate supplied in November, including 299 thousand tons of Ukrainian production.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 decreased coke output by 1.3% compared with 2020 – to 9.543 million tons.
