According to the official data for the first quarter of the current year, Ukrainian exports of metallurgical coke increased by 39.4 percent year on year to 434,81 mt. In March alone, coke exports from Ukraine increased by 105.9 percent compared to February, rising to 227,900 mt, and were up 126.9 percent year on year.
In 2010, Ukraine's coke exports had increased by 59 percent year on year to 1,466 million mt.