OREANDA-NEWS. January 13, 2011. The Ukrainian coke plants have raised their production output by a cumulative 7.4% in December. Alchevsk Coke 22.1% production hike has outperformed the moderate growth of the other coke producers.

Millennium Capital: the news is POSITIVE for Coke. Avdiivka Coke has displayed the largest 28.1% output growth in 2010 on the back of Illich Steelworks’ merger with Metinvest. Alchevsk Coke has lagged 14.2% behind the previous year figure, having however a brighter outlook in 2011 through the decent 22.1% mom production hike in December, triggered by stronger demand from ALMK. YASK is the most likely candidate to enjoy the rising demand for coke on the international market, as the major Australian supplies are broken due to the floods.