UKRAINE IN JANUARY-AUGUST 20505G CUT DOBYCHU COAL Till 51.6 million tonnes
Ukraine in January-August 2005 has reduced coal production - the only type of fuel, produced in sufficient quantity in the country - up to 51.597 million tonnes from 53.714 million tons in the same period in 2004, from the data of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy.
Production of steam coal for the needs of energy companies for eight months of 2005 rose to 29,599 million tons from 29.284 million tons and coking coal used in the manufacture of steel products decreased compared to the same period last year to 21,998 million tons from 24,430 million tons.
At the end of the last year Ukraine increased coal production to 80.140 million tonnes from 79.310 million tons in 2003. Production of thermal coal rose to 43.042 million tonnes from 41.801 million tonnes in the previous year, while production of coking coal decreased to 37.098 million tonnes from 37.509 million tons a year earlier.
To improve the efficiency of the coal industry in July of this year, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on the allocation from the Ministry of Fuel and Energy of the new ministry - the coal industry.
In August, a new ministerial post was appointed a former Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy Viktor poplar.
With the formation of the branch of the Ministry of the Government of Ukraine has decided to liquidate created in 2004, the state holding national joint-stock company Coal of Ukraine, which included dozens of coal-mining, processing and construction enterprises.
