Russia’s coal production in January-April 2025 increased by 2.4% compared to the same period a year earlier, reaching 147 mln tonnes, according to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Production of all types of hard coal rose by 1.1% to 112 mln tonnes. Anthracite production declined by 2.4% to 7.5 mln tonnes, while coking coal production fell by 8% to 34.7 million tonnes. Lignite production amounted to 35.1 mln tonnes, a 7% increase. Production of other types of hard coal ...

Mechel’s coal production fell by 17% to 2.13 mln tons in January-March 2025 and increased steel production by 14% to 863,000 tons, the company said in a statement. At the same time, pig iron production increased by 10% in three months to 769,000 tons. Sales of coking coal concentrate declined by 7% year-over-year, amounting to 1.06 mln tonnes, while sales of thermal coal rose by 4%, reaching 903,000 tonnes. At the same time, anthracite sales during the reporting period increased by 1% to 260 ...

Russia is sitting on coal reserves that will last it more than 500 years, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak wrote in an article for Energy Policy magazine. "The development of new coal mining hubs will provide up to 250 million tons of additional production capacities by 2050. The environmentally friendly and safe mining of reserves remains our priority," he noted. According to Novak, by 2050 the industry will be made up of high-tech, modern enterprises operating under strict environmental ...

Russia has proposed to India a series of measures to expand imports of Russian coal, the Russian Energy Ministry said after Coal Industry Department director Pyotr Bobylev visited the country. For example, Russia suggested signing an intergovernmental agreement to support imports of coking coal as well as establishing supply volumes for thermal coal. "Given the Indian steel industry's rising demand for coking coal, we see a lot of potential in the development of Russian-Indian cooperation in ...