Russia maintains steady coal production in February

Output of coal for all uses in Russia reached 34.4 million tonnes in February, basically flat from the 34.2 million tonnes in January, according to the latest data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat).

Russia's output of hard coal and lignite coal accounted for 25.9 million tonnes and 8.5 million tonnes last month, down 0.7% and up 5.3% on month, respectively. Among hard coal types, anthracite and other hard coal (mainly thermal coal for power generation) climbed 9% and 2.1% from January to 1.7