The Russian Statistics Service reported that production of coking coal increased by 9% to 8.9 mln tons
MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. Coal production in Russia as of January 2024 increased by 1.7% and reached 35.3 mln tons, according to data from the Russian Statistics Service (Rosstat).
In particular, the production of hard coal of all types increased year-on-year by 3.1% to 27 mln tons, while the output of anthracite decreased by 1% to 2 mln tons, coking coal – increased by 9% to 8.9 mln tons.
At the same time, production of other hard coal increased by 0.6% to 16.1 mln tons. Brown coal production in January amounted to 8.3 mln tons, which is 2.4% lower than a year earlier.
Source: Tass
