Kuzbassrazrezugol ups coal production 3.8% in 4 mths
Kuzbassrazrezugol Coal Company (KRU) (RTS: KURZ), one of Russia’s biggest coal producers, increased coal production 3.8% year-on-year in January-April to 13.524 million tonnes,
the company’s press office said.
This included 1.52 million tonnes of coking coal, up 26.8%.
KRU produced 3.386 million tonnes of coal, including 394,600 tonnes of coking coal, in April.
KRU shipped 13.22 million tonnes of coal to consumers in the four months, up 3.1% year-on-year. This included 1.604 million tonnes of coking coal, up 32.8%. KRU exported 6.724 million tonnes of coal – up 19.8%.
KRU, one of Russia’s biggest coal producers, operates 13 strip mines with licenses to 17 commercial coal fields in the Kuzbass. KRU is run by UMMC Holding.
