According to the Ukrainian Coke Producers' Association (UkrKoks), in 2010 the country's coke output increased by about seven percent year on year amounting to 18.578 million mt.
Accordingly, Metinvest's subsidiary Avddivka Coke was in 2010 the growth leader in terms of coke production, increasing its output by 28 percent year on year. Meanwhile, ISD's subsidiary Alchevsk Coking Plant posted the industry-worst performance, seeing its output decline by 14 percent year on year.
2009 (million mt) | 2010 (million mt) | Change y-o-y (%) | |
Total | 17.386 | 18.578 | +6.8 |
Alchevsk Coking Plant | 3.427 | 2.941 | -14.2 |
Avddivka Coke | 2.799 | 3.582 | +28 |
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih | 2.365 | 2.697 | +14 |
Azovstal | 2.021 | 2.145 | +6 |
Yasynivka Coke | 1.494 | 1.556 | +4 |
Zaporizhkoks | 1.244 | 1.24 | -0.3 |
Makeevkoks | 1.105 | 1.138 | +3 |
Evraz's coke plants | 1.734 | 1.845 | +6.4 |
Others | 1.197 | 1.434 | +19.8 |
* Bagleykoks, Dneprkoks and Dneprodzerzhinsk
In 2011, Ukrainian coke producers expect a five percent year-on-year increase in their overall output, due to the planned growth in pig iron and crude steel production.
In January 2010, a drop in coke demand has been registered in the Ukrainian domestic market, due to the decrease of pig iron output at steelmaking plants. An increase in coke production is expected in March in line with the anticipated increase in steelmaking production.