According to the official data for the first 10 months of the current year, Ukrainian exports of metallurgical coke increased by 52.4 percent year on year to 1.736 million mt, worth a total of $661.98 million. In October alone, coke exports from Ukraine decreased by 33.6 percent from September to 166,060 mt, worth a total of $63.36 million.
In the first 10 months of 2011, Ukraine registered a 46 percent decrease year on year in its metallurgical coke imports to 126,520 mt, worth $49.96 million. In October alone, Ukraine's metallurgical coke imports increased by 4.4 times compared to September to 40,710 mt, worth a total of $16.71 million.