Belon: Coking coal concentrate output rose by 6.4% in 9 months 2010 y-on-y to 2,118 th. tons

Q3 2010 coking coal concentrate production amounted to 525 th. tons (-29,7%), output of steam coal concentrate reached 569 th. tons (-33,8%).
This decrease in concentrate production is attributable to change of walls during Q3 2010, additional works to meet safety requirements, difficult geological and mining conditions and increased ash content. Starting from September 2010 production volumes recovered and are in line with production plans for 2010 year-end.
There is a persisting undersupply of fat-base coking coals after the explosion at Raspadskaya. At present Belon is one of the key suppliers of these coal grades. The company increased its share in the Russian market in 2010 to 10% from 8% in 2009.