In January-July this year, Ukrainian Coke and Chemical Plants (CCP) reduced the production of gross coke with 6% moisture content by 53.4% compared to the same period last year, to 2.682 million tons.
At the same time, 224.4 thousand tons of gross coke were produced in July, including 191.8 thousand tons of metallurgical coke, Anatoly Starovoit, general director of the association of coke enterprises Ukrkoks (Dnepr), told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, for 7 months-2022, the production of metallurgical coke amounted to 2.3 million tons.
At present, Yuzhkoks, Kametstal (former DKHZ), DMZ (Dneprokoks), Zaporizhkoks and coke production at ArcelorMittal Krivoy Rog are operating, where coke oven batteries No. 1 and 2 are in operation.
The CEO also said that in 7 months-2022, 2.94 million tons of coal concentrate were supplied to domestic CCP, including 1.63 million tons of Ukrainian production, 622.9 thousand tons were imported from the Russian Federation (before the war), from Kazakhstan (before the war) – 65.4 thousand tons, Poland – 29.1 thousand tons, Czech Republic – 38.8 thousand tons, USA – 428.8 thousand tons and Australia – 126 thousand tons.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 reduced the production of coke by 1.3% compared to 2020, to 9.543 million tons.
