Russia's coal output rises 3.5% MoM in August

Russia's production of all types of coal for all uses totaled 33.9 million tonnes in August, up 3.5% on month and 4.7% on year, according to the latest data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat).

Among hard coal types, production of coking coal reached 9.4 million tonnes, up 5.8% on month and 15% on year. Production of anthracite increased by 4.7% on month and 46% on year to 1.8 million tonnes, while that of other hard coal (mainly thermal coal types) stood at 16.1