German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp's subsidiary ThyssenKrupp MinEnergy GmbH plans to concentrate its foundry coke business activities increasingly in Europe in the future.
According to company press release, the Essen-based energy specialist has now signed a 10-year supply contract with Poland's biggest foundry coke producer in Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, under which 70,000 mt of foundry coke will be delivered to Duisburg each year.
The first coke will be transported from the Polish coke plant to Germany by train in March. The distribution of the coke to customers will take place from Duisburg's Rhine-Ruhr terminal through rail, road and waterway links.