Domestic coal production in Ukraine is falling

The coal mining enterprises in Ukraine in January-June 2013 according to actual data reduced production of coal by 5,3% (by 2 million 278,1 thousand tons) compared to the same period in 2012 - up to 40 million 521,2 thousand tons.

According to a source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, the mining of coking coal for the period decreased by 6,1% (by 770,3 thousand tons) - up to 11 million 878,4 thousand tons, energy coal - by 5% (by 1 million 507,8 thousand tons), up to 28 million 642,8 thousand tons.

Coal mining companies included in the scope of management of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry in January - June of this year have reduced coal production by 7,8% (by 947 thousand tons) - up to 11 million 172,1 thousand tons. Coking coal production decreased by 8,1% (by 283,9 thousand tons) - up to 3 million 238,7 thousand tons, energy coal - by 7.7% (by 663,1 thousand tons), up to 7 million 933,4 thousand tons.

At the same time all coal mines in January-June 2013 exceeded the target figure set by the Ministry for the planning extraction of coal by 11,3%, the enterprises of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry - by 0,4%.