Ukrainian coke market

摘要

The increase in coke consumption expected in the forecast period along with a rise in steel output will force consumers to step up imports. The material availability will decline in the home market as DMZ ramps up consumption (until May 2020 its coking plant had shipped the material solely to the free market in view of BF outage). Meanwhile, the rise in coke production is restrained by the outdated capacities and dependance on coking coal imports. In the circumstances, producers continue cutting coke consumption. For this purpose, Azovstal plans to connect a PCI unit to BF No.6 under the upgrade programme;;ArcelorMIttal Kryvyi Rih has similar plans after the revamp at BF No.9.