Moscow Coke and Gas Plant (Moskoks), part of Russian mining and steel group Mechel, saw its metallurgical coke output increase by eight percent to 169,000 mt in the first quarter of the current year, while its sales revenues increased by 45 percent, both year on year.
All the coke the plant produces is meant for metallurgical use and is sold in both the domestic market, mostly in central Russia, and the export markets, for instance in Ukraine and the European Union. The enterprise’s production capacity currently stands at 1.3 million mt of metallurgical coke of six percent moisture content per year.