By KYIV. Jan 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The coke division of PJSC Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant (formerly Dniprokoks), which is part of the DCH Steel group of DCH businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, in January-November of this year reduced the production of metallurgical coke by 54.6% compared to the same period last year, to 200,000 tonnes.
As a representative of the company told Interfax-Ukraine, in November the enterprise produced 15,900 tonnes of metallurgical coke.
At the same time, in January-November 2022, the production of gross coke with 6% moisture content amounted to 247,000 tonnes, including 19,300 tonnes in November.
The plant in January-November 2021 reduced the production of coke by 7.5% compared to the same period of the previous year, to 439,500 tonnes, including 42,900 tonnes in November 2021.
In January-November 2022, 339,000 tonnes of coking coal and concentrate were supplied to the enterprise: 275,000 tonnes of domestic coal, 37,000 tonnes from Russia (before the war), 3,000 tonnes from Poland and 24,000 tonnes from the Czech Republic , including in November – 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian production.
DMZ specializes in the production of steel, cast iron, rolled products and products from them. On March 1, 2018, the DCH Group signed an agreement on the purchase of the Dniprovsky steel plant from Evraz.
