In January-November 2022, the coke-making division of Kametstal (formerly Dniprovsky Coke Chemical Plant, Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk Region) of Metinvest Mining and Metallurgical Group reduced its output of metallurgical coke by 27.7% year-on-year, to 365 thousand tons.
As a company representative told Interfax-Ukraine, in November the company produced 30 thousand tons of metallurgical coke.
Meanwhile, in January-November 2022 the gross coke output at 6% moisture amounted to 420,000 tons, including 34,000 tons in November.
In 11 months-2021, the plant produced 505 thousand tons of coke, including 43 thousand tons in November.
In 11 months 2022 the plant was supplied 581 thousand tons of coals and concentrate, including 490 thousand tons of domestic coals, 36 thousand tons from the Russian Federation (before the war) and 55 thousand tons from the United States. In November, 56,000 tonnes of coking coal of Ukrainian production were supplied.
As reported, holding plants in Ukraine for 11M-2022 decreased the production of gross coke 6% moisture by 58.1% compared to the same period in 2021 – up to 3.66 million tons. At the same time in November, 235 thousand tons of gross coke, including metallurgical coke – 204 thousand tons, during this period production of metallurgical coke was 3.14 million tons.
Currently, Yuzhkoks, Kametstal, DMZ (“Dneprokoks”), Zaporizhkoks and coke-chemical production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih are in operation.
During 11 months of 2022, 4.254 million tons of coal concentrate was supplied to domestic coke plants (11 months-2021 – 11.834 million tons), including Ukrainian production – 2.853 million tons, 623.9 thousand tons were imported from Russia (before war), 65.4 thousand tons from Kazakhstan (before war), Poland – 36.3 thousand tons, Czech Republic – 38.8 thousand tons, USA – 448.6 thousand tons and Australia – 187.3 thousand tons. Including 308 thousand tons of concentrate supplied in November, of which Ukrainian production – 299 thousand tons.
Ukraine in 2021 decreased coke output by 1.3% compared to 2020 – down to 9.543 million tons.
“Kametstal” was created on the basis of PJSC “Dneprovskiy Coke Chemical Plant” (DKHZ) and the CEC of PJSC “Dneprovskiy Metallurgical Plant” (DMK).
According to the report of the parent company of Metinvest Group for 2020, Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands) owned 100% of DKHZ shares.
