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Yuzhkoks reduced the production of metallurgical coke by 19.8%

1 October , 2022  

PrJSC “Yuzhkoks” (Kamenskoye, Dnepropetrovsk region) in January-August of this year reduced the production of metallurgical coke by 19.8% compared to the same period last year – up to 393 thousand tons.

A representative of the company told Interfax-Ukraine that in August the company produced 54,000 tons of metallurgical coke.

At the same time, he added that in January-August 2022, the production of gross coke with 6% moisture content amounted to 455 thousand tons, including 63 thousand tons in August.

The plant produced 490 thousand tons of coke in eight months of 2021, including 52 thousand tons in August 2021.

During this period, the enterprise was supplied with 515 thousand tons of domestic coal, 54 thousand tons from Russia (before the war) and 45 thousand tons from the USA. In August, only domestically mined coal was supplied in the amount of 69 thousand tons.

As reported, in January-August this year, Ukrainian Coke Plants reduced the production of gross coke with 6% moisture by 55.2% compared to the same period last year, to 2.94 million tons. Including for 8 months-2022, the production of metallurgical coke amounted to 2.52 million tons. At the same time, 257.7 thousand tons of gross coke were produced in August, including 221 thousand tons of metallurgical coke.

Ukraine in 2021 reduced the production of coke by 1.3% compared to 2020 – to 9.543 million tons.

The authorized capital of PJSC “Yuzhkoks” is UAH 171.918 million, the par value of the share is UAH 0.25.

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