Russia's coal production rises for 2nd month in Sept

Russia's production of coal for all uses stood at 34.8 million tonnes in September, up for the second consecutive month after hitting a one-year low of 32.7 million tonnes in July, according to the latest data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat).

The September total was higher by 2.7% on month and also up 0.9% from the previous year, Mysteel Global calculated. Among hard coal types, production of coking coal reached 9.3 million tonnes, down 1.1% on month but up 16% on year. Anthracite accounted for 1.8 million tonnes, basically flat