11 Nov 2011 13:09

SUEK ups coal output 8.8% in Jan-Oct

KEMEROVO. Nov 11 (Interfax) - OJSC Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) mined 5.985 million more tonnes of coal in January-October than it did in the same period last year, for a total of 74.334 million tonnes or an 8.8% year-on-year increase, a press release from OJSC SUEK-Kuzbass says.

SUEK-Kuzbass mined 23.301 million tonnes of coal over the ten months, which was 7.6% more, or 1.648 tonnes more, than for the same period last year.

SUEK accounts for over 30% of Russia's domestic market coal shipments and over a quarter of the country's steam coal exports.