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“Yuzhkoks” reduced coke output by 16%

PJSC Yuzhkoks (Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk oblast) in January has reduced the output of metallurgical coke by 15.9% year-on-year, to 53 thousand tons.
A company representative told Interfax-Ukraine that in December the company produced 46,000 tonnes of metallurgical coke.
He added that in January-2023 the gross coke output at 6% moisture amounted to 60,000 tons, while in the previous month it was 53,000 tons.
As it was reported, in 2022 the plant reduced metallurgical coke output by 18.7% year-on-year to 573,000 tons. In 2022, gross coke output at 6% moisture was 662 thousand tons.
In 2022, the company was supplied with a total of 924 thousand tons of coal, including 825 thousand tons of domestic production, 54 thousand tons from the Russian Federation (before the war) and 45 thousand tons from the United States.
Ukraine’s coke plants in 2022 reduced gross coke production of 6% moisture by 59% compared to the previous year to 3.91 million tons, including 3.354 million tons of metallurgical coke. In 2022, 4.594 million tons of coal concentrate were supplied to the domestic coke plants, including 3.158 million tons produced in Ukraine.
The registered capital of PJSC Yuzhkoks is UAH 171.918 mln, and the par value of the share is UAH 0.25.

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Ukraine cuts coke output 3.3 times

In January this year, Ukrainian by-product coke plants (COKE) reduced production of bulk coke with 6% moisture in 3.3 times compared to the same period last year – up to 245 thousand tons from 807 thousand tons.
As reported to Interfax-Ukraine by Anatoliy Starovoyt, director general of Ukrkoks association of coke-chemical enterprises (Dnipro), 198,000 tonnes of gross coke, including 171,000 tonnes of metallurgical coke, were produced in December 2022.
According to him, in January-2023 the production of metallurgical coke in the whole country amounted to 212 thousand tons.
Currently, Yuzhkoks, Kametstal (formerly DKHZ), DMZ (Dniprokoks), Zaporizhkoks, and coke-chemical production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih are operating.
As reported, in 2022, Ukrainian coke plants reduced the production of gross coke 6% moisture by 59% compared with the previous year, to 3.91 million tons, and metallurgical coke – 3.354 million tons.
In 2022, 4.594 million tons of coal concentrate was supplied to domestic CCPs (11M-2021 – 11.834 million tons), including Ukrainian production – 3.158 million tons, imported from Russia (before war) 623.9 thousand tons, from Kazakhstan (before war) – 65.4 thousand tons, Poland – 57.1 thousand tons, Czech Republic – 38.8 thousand tons, USA – 459.5 thousand tons and Australia – 191.5 thousand tons. Including 340.3 thousand tons of concentrate was supplied in December, including 304.6 thousand tons of Ukrainian production, from Poland – 20.7 thousand tons, Australia – 4.2 thousand tons.
Ukraine in 2021 decreased the output of coke by 1.3% compared with 2020 – to 9.543 million tons.

Ukraine did not export coke in January and reduced imports by 94%

Ukraine did not export coke in January this year, as it did in December last year, whereas in January 2022 it exported 1.012 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), last month Ukraine imported 5.289 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke, which is 93.9% less than in January 2022.
In monetary terms, imports fell by 95% to $2.388 million.
Imports came mainly from Poland (64.26% of supplies in monetary terms), Colombia (24.01%) and Hungary (11.73%).
As earlier reported, in 2022, Ukraine reduced the export of coke and semi-coke in volume terms by 98% compared with the previous year – up to 3.856 tons, in monetary terms by 97.6% – to $1.011 million. The main export was carried out in Hungary (42.63% of supplies in monetary terms), Georgia (37.69%) and Turkey (17.41%).
Ukraine imported 359.192 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke in 2022, down 54.5% compared to 2021. In monetary terms, imports decreased by 50.3% to $174.499 million. Imports were mainly from Russia (43.43% of supplies in monetary terms, before the war), Poland (30.07%) and the Czech Republic (13.15%).
As a result of the war, a number of mines and coke plants found themselves in territories temporarily outside Ukrainian control.

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“Yuzhkoks” reduces coke output by 19% in 2022

PJSC Yuzhkoks (Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk Region) in 2022 reduced its output of metallurgical coke by 18.7% year-on-year, to 573,000 tonnes.
A company representative told Interfax-Ukraine that in December the company produced 46,000 tonnes of metallurgical coke.
He added that in 2022 the output of gross coke with 6% moisture was 662 thousand tons, including 53 thousand tons in December.
The plant produced 705 thousand tons of coke for 2021, including 60 thousand tons in December.
For 2022, the plant supplied a total of 924 thousand tons of coal, including 825 thousand tons of domestic production, 54 thousand tons from the Russian Federation (before the war) and 45 thousand tons from the United States. Including 77,000 tonnes of domestically mined coal concentrate was supplied in December.
As was reported, in 2022, the holding plants of Ukraine reduced the production of gross coke 6% moisture by 59% compared to the previous year – up to 3.91 million tons, including 3.354 million tons of metallurgical coke. In 2022, 4.594 million tons of coal concentrate was supplied to the domestic coke plants, including 3.158 million tons produced in Ukraine.
The registered capital of PJSC Yuzhkoks is UAH 171.918 mln, and the par value of the share is UAH 0.25.

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Ukraine reduced exports of coke and semi-coke by 98%

Ukraine in 2022 reduced the export of coke and semi-coke in volume terms by 98% compared to the previous year – up to 3.856 thousand tons, in December export was not carried out.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), exports of coke and semi-coke in monetary terms fell by 97.6% to $1.011 million over the period.
The main export was carried out in Hungary (42.63% of supplies in monetary terms), Georgia (37.69%) and Turkey (17.41%).
Ukraine imported 359.192 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke in 2022, down 54.5% compared to 2021. In monetary terms, imports decreased by 50.3% to $174.499 million.
Imports came mainly from Russia (43.43% of supplies in monetary terms, before the war), Poland (30.07%) and the Czech Republic (13.15%).
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 increased the export of coke and semi-coke in volume terms by 3.3 times compared to 2020 – up to 194.535 thousand tons. In monetary terms, export of coke and semi-coke during this period rose in 4.8 times – up to $ 41.838 million. The main export was carried out in Kazakhstan (29.03% in monetary terms), Turkey (20.06%) and Algeria (15.77%).
Ukraine imported 789.903 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke in 2021, which is 2.1 times more than in 2020. In monetary terms, imports increased 4.3 times – up to $351.238 million. Imports were carried out mainly from Russia (65.48% of supplies in monetary terms), the Czech Republic (20%) and Poland (8.45%).
As a result of the war, a number of mines and coke and chemical plants were located in territories temporarily outside of Ukraine’s control.

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Kametstal’s coke-chemical division reduced coke output by 28%

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.

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