Ukraine in January-July this year reduced imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 63% compared to the same period last year – to 116.485 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), coke imports in monetary terms for this period decreased by 64.1% to $55.411m.
Ukraine did not export coke in January-March this year, as it did in December of the previous year. In April, 668 tons were delivered, in May and June there were no exports, in June exports resumed, total for 7M-2023 was exported 1.352 thousand tons, which is lower than the same period last year by 63.4%.
In monetary terms, it decreased by 66.2%, to $334 thousand. Exports were made to Moldova (100% of shipments in monetary terms), imports were mainly from Poland (93.87%), Colombia (3.70%) and Hungary (1.49%).
As reported, Ukraine in 2022 reduced exports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 98% year-on-year to 3.856 thousand tons, in monetary terms by 97.6% to $1.011 million. The main exports were to 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, which is 54.5% less 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 are located in territories temporarily outside of Ukraine’s control.
Zaporizhkoks PJSC, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke products, a part of Metinvest group, in January-June this year increased blast furnace coke production by 30.8% y-o-y, to 426.8 thousand tons from 326.3 thousand tons.
According to the company data, in June 2023 it produced 71.1 thousand tons of blast-furnace coke, whereas in June 2022 it was 68.4 thousand tons (4% increase).
“Zaporizhkoks” in 2022 decreased the production of blast-furnace coke by 11.9% compared to 2021 – to 737.4 thousand tons, including 70.8 coke produced in December.
“Zaporizhkoks” produces about 10% of coke produced in Ukraine, owns a full technological cycle of processing of coke products. It also produces coke gas and pitch coke.
“Metinvest is a vertically integrated mining group of companies. Its major shareholders are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%) that jointly manage the company.
Metinvest Holding LLC is the managing company of Metinvest group.
Ukraine in January-April this year decreased the export of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 73.6% compared to the same period last year to 668 tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), Ukraine did not export coke in January-March this year, as it did in December last year. All exports for the four months of 2023 came in April. In monetary terms, it fell by 77.6%, to $170 thousand.
Ukraine imported 32,168 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke in January-April 2023, down 86.2% from the same period in 2022. In monetary terms, imports fell by 86.2% to $16.095 million.
Exports were to Moldova (100% of supplies in monetary terms) and imports were mainly from Poland (91.29%), Hungary (5.14%) and Colombia (3.56%).
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%).
Due to the war, a number of mines and coke plants are located in territories temporarily outside Ukrainian control.
Ukraine did not export coke in January-March this year, as it did in December last year, whereas in January-March 2022 it exported 2.205 thousand tons.
According to the statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), Ukraine imported 12.245 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke in January-March 2023, which is 94.7% less than in January-March 2022.
In monetary terms, imports fell by 94.8% to $6.051 million.
Imports came mainly from Poland (76.85% of supplies in money terms), Hungary (13.68%) and Colombia (9.47%).
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.
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.
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.
