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A coke production plant with a capacity of 1 million tons will be built in Kazakhstan

Masha Malonog — Fri, 15 May 2026 08:10:17 +0000

The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan Success Coking Energy have signed an investment agreement for a project to build a metallurgical coke plant with an annual capacity of 1 million tons in the Karaganda Region. This was reported in a statement by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of […]

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Zaporizhcoke increased production by 11.5% m/m in March

Masha Malonog — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:55:59 +0000

PJSC Zaporizhcoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke for the steel industry, increased its output by 11.5% in March 2026 compared to the previous month, reaching 77,500 tons. This is according to calculations by the GMK Center based on the company’s data. Compared to the same month in 2025, blast furnace coke production increased […]

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Zaporizhcoke increased production by 13.6% y/y in February

Masha Malonog — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:30:17 +0000

PJSC Zaporizhcoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke for metallurgy, increased its output by 13.6% year-on-year in February 2026 to 69.5 thousand tons, according to GMK Center calculations based on the company’s data. Compared to the previous month, blast furnace coke production increased by 16.4%. In January, the company reported a reduction in coal […]

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Polish JSW produced 3.15 million tons of coke in 2025

Masha Malonog — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:58:16 +0000

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW), the largest producer of coking coal in the European Union, ended 2025 almost on target. During the period, 13.01 million tons of coal (97.3% of the plan) and 3.15 million tons of coking coal (100.8% of the plan) were produced. Sales reached 96.7% and 100.2% of the annual targets, respectively. This […]

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Zaporizhcoke increased production to 898,000 tons in 2025

Masha Malonog — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:36:29 +0000

PJSC Zaporizhcoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke for metallurgy, increased its output by 2.7% year-on-year in 2025 to 898,300 tons, according to GMK Center calculations based on the company’s data. In December, production decreased by 3.9% compared to the previous month and by 1.2% year-on-year, to 73.3 thousand tons. In Q4, the company […]

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Zaporizhkcoke increased production to 825,000 tons in January-November

Masha Malonog — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:03:50 +0000

Zaporizhkcoke PJSC, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke for metallurgy, increased its output by 3.1% year-on-year to 824,960 tons in January-November 2025, according to GMK Center calculations based on the company’s data. In November, production fell by 3.4% compared to the previous month and increased by 6.9% year-on-year to 76.3 thousand tons. It should […]

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Polish JSW produced 2.3 million tons of coke in January-September

Masha Malonog — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:55:38 +0000

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW), the EU’s largest producer of coking coal, is showing stable production figures despite unfavorable market conditions. In January-September 2025, the company produced 2.30 million tons of coke, according to a press release. Coal production during this period reached 9.52 million tons, the majority of which was coking coal, a strategic raw […]

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Zaporizhkcoke increased production to 749,000 tons in January-October

Masha Malonog — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:07:22 +0000

PJSC Zaporizhkcoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of coke for metallurgy, increased its output by 2.7% year-on-year – to 748,700 tons in January-October 2025, according to GMK Center’s calculations based on the company’s data. In October, production increased by 2.5% compared to the previous month and by 7% year-on-year, reaching 79 thousand tons. It should […]

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Polish JSW increased sales and production of coking coal in Q3

Masha Malonog — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:34:14 +0000

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW), Europe’s largest coking coal producer, increased its sales of coal and coke in Q3 2025 despite a series of adverse events that affected production. This is stated in the company’s report. Total coal production for the period amounted to 3.32 million tons (+8.6% y/y). For the first nine months, this figure […]

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Zaporizhсoke increased production to 670,000 tons in January-September

Masha Malonog — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:55:05 +0000

Zaporizhсoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of metallurgical coke, increased its output by 2.2% year-on-year to 669,700 tons in January-September 2025, according to GMK Center’s calculations based on the company’s data. In September, production decreased by 3.1% compared to the previous month and by 8.1% year-on-year, to 77.1 thousand tons. It should be noted that […]

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India considers replacing restrictions on coke imports with anti-dumping duties

Masha Malonog — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:52:28 +0000

The Indian government is considering replacing quantitative restrictions on imports of metallurgical coke with a definitive anti-dumping duty of around $125/t, SteelOrbis reports. According to sources, the Ministry of Steel has consulted with the Ministry of Commerce on this move. A report from the Directorate General of Trade Remedies is expected soon on the investigation […]

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Poland’s JSW ended the first half of the year with a loss of PLN 2.08 billion

Masha Malonog — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:27:51 +0000

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW), Europe’s largest coking coal producer, recorded a net loss of PLN 2.08 billion in the first half of 2025, according to a press release from the company. The decisive factor was the write-off of PLN 648 million in assets in connection with the January fire at the Knurów-Szczygłowice mine. In addition, […]

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Zaporizhcoke increased production to 593,000 tons in January-August

Masha Malonog — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:43:13 +0000

Zaporizhcoke, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of metallurgical coke, increased its output by 1.5% year-on-year – to 592,600 tons in January-August 2025, according to GMK Center’s calculations based on the company’s data. In August, production increased by 0.9% compared to the previous month and by 6.8% year-on-year, reaching 79.6 thousand tons, the highest level in […]

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Zaporizhcoke increased production to 513,000 tons in January-July

Masha Malonog — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:41:02 +0000

PJSC Zaporizhcoke, one of the largest producers of coke for metallurgy in Ukraine, increased its production by 0.6% in January-July 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, to 512,900 tons. This is evidenced by GMK Center calculations based on the company’s data. In July, production increased by 3.4% compared to the previous month and […]

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Zaporizhkoks reduced production to 434,000 tons in 1H2025

Masha Malonog — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:11:35 +0000

PJSC Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for steel industry in Ukraine, reduced its production by 0.3% in January-June 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, to 434,100 tons. This is evidenced by GMK Center calculations based on the company’s data. In June, production increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month […]

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Poland’s JSW exceeded its coking coal production plan by 20.1% in May

Masha Malonog — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:28:41 +0000

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW), the largest coking coal producer in Europe, exceeded its coking coal production plan by 20.1% in May 2025. The figure reached 1 million tons, against the planned 0.83 million tons. The total coal production for the month amounted to 1.18 million tons, which is 11.2% more than planned, the company said […]

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Zaporizhkoks reduced production to 357.7 thousand tons in January-May

Masha Malonog — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:20:57 +0000

Zaporozhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for metallurgy in Ukraine, reduced production by 1.4% to 357.72 thousand tons in January-May 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This is evidenced by GMK Center’s calculations based on the company’s data. In May, production increased by 5.5% month-on-month and by 0.4% year-on-year to 76 […]

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Coking coal in China fell by $4/t in the first half of May

Masha Malonog — Tue, 13 May 2025 12:03:43 +0000

Spot coking coal prices in China fell by $4/t to $175/t EXW from April 25 to May 9, according to Kallanish. Local mines are currently experiencing surplus production. This is forcing them to reduce their selling prices. Meanwhile, demand from coke plants remains stable. Oversupply in the Chinese market has reduced imports. Consignments of coking […]

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Europe’s most modern coke oven battery launched in Poland

Masha Malonog — Mon, 12 May 2025 11:15:43 +0000

On May 12, 2025, the coke plant Koksownia Przyjaźń (Poland), part of JSW KOKS SA (JSW Group), held a ceremonial ignition of the newly built coke oven battery No. 4. This stage marks the transition to the final stage of the investment project – loading the chambers with coal and launching coke production. This is […]

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Asian coke prices down $3/mt in early May

Masha Malonog — Tue, 06 May 2025 12:50:38 +0000

Grade I coke in the Chinese port of Zhizhao fell by $3/mt – to $183/mt EXW from April 25 to May 2, according to Kallanish. Quotes returned to the level they were in mid-April. The decline in scrap prices allowed steelmakers to use it more actively in steelmaking. As a result, the consumption of pig […]

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Zaporizhkoks reduced production by 1.8% y/y in January-April

Masha Malonog — Fri, 02 May 2025 08:18:14 +0000

Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for steel industry in Ukraine, reduced production by 1.8% to 281.72 thousand tons in January-April 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This is evidenced by GMK Center’s calculations based on the company’s data. In March, production fell by 2.8% month-on-month and by 0.1% year-on-year – […]

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Chinese coke prices started to rise in mid-April

Masha Malonog — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:49:33 +0000

Quotes for Chinese coke in the port of Zhizhao rose by $1.4/t – to $184/t FOT between April 11 and 18, according to Kallanish. At the same time, this is $1.4/mt lower than at the beginning of the month. As noted earlier, Australian export prices for premium coking coal increased by $14/t – to $181/t […]

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Global coking coal prices started to grow in the first half of April

Masha Malonog — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:00:29 +0000

Australian export prices for premium coking coal increased by $14/t in the first half of the month to $181/t FOB as of April 11, according to Kallanish. On the one hand, during the review period, there was a decrease in supply due to an accident at the large Appin mine in New South Wales and […]

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Zaporizhkoks reduced production by 4.4% q/q in Q1

Masha Malonog — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:36:21 +0000

Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for steel industry in Ukraine, reduced production by 4.4% year-on-year – to 209.7 thousand tons in Q1 2025. This is according to GMK Center’s calculations based on the company’s data. Compared to the same period in 2024, the company reduced its metallurgical coke output by 2.4%. In […]

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Chinese coke prices continued to fall in mid-March

Igor Vorontsov — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:31:35 +0000

The cost of fine-grained grade I coke in the port of Rizhao fell by $4/t to $186/t EXW from March 7 to March 21, according to Kallanish. Since the beginning of the year, the price has decreased by $35/t. Metalworks were cautious in purchasing amid uncertainty about the prospects for steel and pig iron production. […]

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Zaporizhkoks allocated UAH 321 million to maintain its facilities in 2024

Masha Malonog — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:23:04 +0000

In 2024, Zaporozhkoks PJSC allocated about UAH 321 million for a program of major overhauls of production facilities, as well as investment projects in occupational safety, information technology, and social services. This is a 25% increase compared to 2023, the company said in a press release. “One of Zaporizhkoks’ key priorities last year and this […]

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Zaporizhkoks produced 74.4 thousand tons of coke in January

Masha Malonog — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:06:40 +0000

Zaporizhkoks PrJSC of Metinvest Group, one of the largest producers of coke for metallurgy in Ukraine, increased blast furnace coke production by 4.3% in January 2025 compared to January 2024, up to 74.36 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release. Compared to the previous month, Zaporizhkoks slightly increased its output by 0.3%. […]

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Zaporizhkoks has upgraded the equipment of coke oven battery No. 5-6

Masha Malonog — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:35:07 +0000

Zaporizhkoks PrJSC has overhauled coke ejector No. 3 at coke oven battery (COB) No. 5-6. More than UAH 5 million was allocated to upgrade the equipment. This is stated in the company’s press release. “The coke pusher is one of the key machines of the coke oven battery that ensures the delivery of the finished […]

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DMZ produced 42.9 thousand tons of rolled steel in 2024

Masha Malonog — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:29:47 +0000

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ), a member of the DCH Steel group, reduced rolled steel production by 59.4% in 2024 compared to 2023, to 42.9 thousand tons. This is stated in the corporate newspaper DCH Steel. A significant reduction in rolled steel production is the result of a decline in demand for products, difficulties in maintaining […]

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Zaporizhkoks allocated UAH 7.6 million for the overhaul of the charge feeding path

Masha Malonog — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:52:27 +0000

Zaporizhkoks PrJSC has announced the completion of the overhaul of the U-30 charge feeder in the coal preparation shop. The company has invested over UAH 7.6 million in the work, ensuring the long-term operation of an important element of the production chain. The U-30 transports almost 500 tons of coal charge per hour to coke […]

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Zaporizhkoks produced 875 thousand tons of products in 2024

Masha Malonog — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:17:14 +0000

Zaporizhkoks PrJSC increased blast furnace coke production by 2.1% in 2024 compared to 2023, up to 874.6 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release. In December, Zaporizhkoks increased production by 4% compared to the previous month to 74.2 thousand tons. The figure increased by 3.2% compared to December 2023. In the fourth […]

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Zapoiozhkoks produced over 800 ths tons of products in 11 months

Masha Malonog — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 07:56:30 +0000

Zaporizhkoks PrJSC increased its blast furnace coke production by 2% in January-November 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, up to 800.47 ths tons. This is stated in the press release of the company. In November, Zaporizhkoks reduced production by 3.3% compared to the previous month, to 71.36 ths tons. Compared to November 2023, […]

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DMZ resumes production of two types of coke in summer

Masha Malonog — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:58:57 +0000

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ), a member of DCH Steel Group, resumed production of two types of coke in the summer – for steel and ferroalloy enterprises. This was announced by Yuriy Kravchenko, Deputy CEO for Quality and Technology, according to the DCH corporate newspaper. “In the summer, an important and long-awaited event took place for […]

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Zaporizhkoks produced 729.1 thousand tons of products in January-October

Masha Malonog — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:14:16 +0000

In January-October 2024, Zaporizhkoks PrJSC increased its blast furnace coke production by 1.9% compared to the same period in 2023 – up to 729.08 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release. In October, Zaporizhkoks increased production by 3.5% compared to the previous month to 73.8 thousand tons. The figure increased by 1.7% […]

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Zaporizhkoks has allocated UAH 360 million to maintain its facilities since 2022

Masha Malonog — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:40:32 +0000

Zaporizhkoks, a Metinvest Group company and one of the largest producers of coke for steel industry in Ukraine, has allocated more than UAH 360 million for the capital upgrade of the coke oven stock at its coke shop since the beginning of 2022. This is stated in the company’s press release. “For enterprises, modernization and […]

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Zaporizhkoks produced 655 thousand tons of products in 9 months

Masha Malonog — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:39:41 +0000

Zaporizhkoks PrJSC increased its blast furnace coke production by 2% in January-September 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, up to 655.28 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release. In the third quarter, the company produced 220.1 thousand tons of coke, up 2% compared to the same period in 2023 and […]

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ArcelorMittal halts coke production at its Gijon plant

Masha Malonog — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:00:37 +0000

Global steelmaker ArcelorMittal has suspended coke production at its steel plant in Gijon, Spain, due to force majeure. This is reported by LaVozdeAsturias. On September 17, an explosion occurred at coke oven battery No. 1 in the coke-chemical division of the plant. According to Alberto Carrero, Director of Sustainability and Communications at ArcelorMittal Spain, the […]

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Zaporizhkoks produced 584 thousand tons of products in January-August

Masha Malonog — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 03:17:31 +0000

Zaporzihkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for steel industry in Ukraine, increased blast furnace coke production by 2.1% in January-August 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, to 584.1 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release. In August 2024, the plant produced 74.5 thousand tons of coke, up 2.9% […]

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Zaporizhkoks produced 510 thousand tons of products in January-July

Masha Malonog — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:38:25 +0000

Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for steel industry in Ukraine, increased blast furnace coke production by 1.9% in January-July 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, to 509.6 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release. In July 2024, the plant produced 74.3 thousand tons of coke, up 1.5% […]

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ArcelorMittal Poland closes coke oven battery in Krakow

Masha Malonog — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:49:40 +0000

The Polish division of global steelmaker ArcelorMittal announces a complete shutdown of its coke oven battery at its steel plant in Krakow. The unit has been in hot mothballing mode since November 2023 due to weakening steel demand. This is stated in the company’s press release. “The hot mothballing regime allowed us to resume coke […]

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DMZ in June reduced the production of rolled products by 69.2% m/m

Masha Malonog — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:19:57 +0000

In June 2024, the Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) reduced the production of rolled metal by 69.2% compared to the previous month – to 2.4 thousand tons. Compared to the same month in 2023, the indicator fell by 83.2%. This is stated in the corporate newspaper DCH Steel. The production of metallurgical coke for the month […]

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Zaporozhkoks produced 435.2 thousand tons of products in the first half of the year

Masha Malonog — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 03:50:53 +0000

Zaporozhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for metallurgy in Ukraine, increased blast furnace coke production by 2% in January-June 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, to 426.76 thousand tons. This is stated in the company’s press release. In the second quarter of 2024, production amounted to 220.45 thousand tons, and 214.8 […]

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LIBERTY Dunaújváros decommissions two coke ovens

Masha Malonog — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:08:13 +0000

Liberty Dunaújváros (formerly Dunaferr), a Hungarian steel plant that is part of the global steel company Liberty Steel, is starting to decommission two coke ovens. This is stated in the company’s press release. Coke production at the plant will end on June 12, 2024, but the shutdown process will take several months. The company is […]

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DMZ reduced rolled steel production by 27.3% m/m in May

Masha Malonog — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 07:15:09 +0000

In May 2024, Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) reduced rolled steel production by 27.3% y-o-y to 7.9 thousand tons. The figure increased by 7% compared to the same month in 2023. This is stated in the corporate newspaper DCH Steel. Production of metallurgical coke for the month increased by 5.2% compared to April and decreased by […]

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ArcelorMittal Poland invests $40.9 million in a coke plant in Zdzieszowice

Masha Malonog — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:24:37 +0000

ArcelorMittal Poland, the Polish division of global steelmaker ArcelorMittal, is investing PLN 165 million ($40.9 million) to modernize its coke plant in Zdzieszowice. This is stated in the company’s press release. «ArcelorMittal Poland’s coke plant in Zdzieszowice continues modernization work, half of which has already been completed,» the statement said. Currently, a 90-meter chimney has […]

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