Coal production has fallen in April by 7.9%

The production of coal mining enterprises of all ownership forms has decreased of in April compared to March by 571.2 thousand tons and made up 6 680.3 million tons. It is stated in the report of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine on the development of the coal industry in January-April 2013.

According to the report in comparison with April 2012 coal production has decreased by 4.3%, or by 306.6 thousand tons.
In particular in April it was produced 4 862.7 thousand tons of thermal coal. It is 173.3 thousand tons (3.4%) less than in April 2012.

Coking coal production for this period was 1 997.6 thousand tons. It is 133.3 thousand tons (6.3%) less than in the same period last year. At the same time enterprises that are subordinate to the Minenergo, in April 2013 produced 1 745.5 thousand tons of coal. It is 192.4 thousand tons (9.9%) less than in the same period last year.

Only during four months in 2013 in Ukraine it was produced 27 988.9 thousand tons of coal. This is 1 266,3 thousand tons (4.3%) less than in January-April last year.

Losses of coal mines subordinate to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine from coal production in January-April 2013 amounted to 4 billion 780.1 million UAH which is 41.8% more than at the same period in 2012 (3 bln 369.9 mln UAH)