Published by:Marina Shulga<>
10 Apr 2025 @ 15:13 UTC

The first vessel of coking coal from the US to Metinvest operations in Ukraine has arrived since the full suspension at Pokrovske Coal in January, with the shipment to be used to feed existing production, a company source told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 10.

Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest suspended its operations at Pokrovske Coaldue to approaching military forces, power supply shortages and deteriorating security, the company said in a statement late on January 14.
The company confirmed on April 8 that the first vessel of 80,000 tonnes of coking coal from the US had arrived. The steelmaking raw material was shipped by US-based United Coal Company (UCC), whichhas been owned by Metinvest since April 2009. Metinvest expects to receive on a regular basis one 80,000-tonne vessel of US coking coal per month, according to the official statement.
This tonnage will support current operations at Metinvest’s steel mills: Kamet Steel and Zaporizhstal Iron & Steel Works joint venture rather than increase output at these assets, the source at the company told Fastmarkets.
Our output is already at almost maximal possible level at those furnaces, which are in operation, the source said.
The company declined to comment whether it will increase production at UCC or redirect tonnage from the free market to supply coal to Ukraine.
In 2024, UCC produced 1.85 million tonnes of coal concentrate in 2024, according to Metinvest’s annual operational report.
UCC distributed almost all its products to Europe, North America and Asia, according to an annual financial report.