In January–August 2020, Ukrainian coke companies decreased production of blast-furnace coke by 6% to 6.46 million tons compared to the same period of the previous year,
according to Interfax-Ukraine with reference to Ukrkoks association of coke companies.
“Due to repair of the largest blast furnace No. 9 at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR), the demand for coke dropped, which affected its total production in the country,” noted Anatoliy Starovoit, Ukrkoks CEO.
820 thousand tons of coke were produced in August. In eight months, the following companies cut coke production compared to the same period of 2019:
In January–August, the following three Ukrainian companies boosted coke production:
Coke plants have sufficient coal.
In 2019, Ukrainian coke plants cut production of blast-furnace coke with 6% moisture content by 7.1% against 2018, down to 10.059 million tons.
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