In January-March this year, Ukraine increased imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 90.3% year-on-year to 212,366 thousand tons from 111,600 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS) on Tuesday, coke imports in monetary terms increased by 59.2% to $68.025 million during this period. It was imported mainly from Poland (84% of supplies in monetary terms), Indonesia (14.06%) and the Czech Republic (1.92%).
Ukraine did not export coke in the period under review.
As reported, Metinvest suspended the Pokrovske Coal Group in January this year due to changes in the situation on the frontline, electricity shortages and the deteriorating security situation.
Last year, Ukraine increased imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 2.01 times compared to 2023, to 661.487 thousand tons, mainly from Poland (84.76% of supplies in monetary terms), Colombia (7.74%) and Hungary (2.69%). In monetary terms, imports increased by 81.9% to $235.475 million.
In 2024, the country exported 1,601 thousand tons of 84.76% coke for $368 thousand to Moldova (99.18%) and Latvia (0.82%), while in January, March, October and November 2024, there were no exports, while in 2023, exports amounted to 3,383 thousand tons for $787 thousand.
