Polish manufacturer of coal coal Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA (JSW) announced operating results for August this year. Despite the operational problems in the coal segment and the adverse market conditions, the company has fulfilled the production plan and exceeded production plans in the coke segment.
in August JSW mined 1.01 million tons of coal, which is 84 percent of the monthly plan. The main reasons for reducing production are the consequences of an endogenous fire on the Budryk mine, which declared force majeure in May, the early cessation of some long partitions and complex geological and mining conditions. In January-August, the company mined 8.44 million tons of coal, which is 100.5% of the planned production.
an earlier increase in production due to accelerated commissioning of new long-seals and stimulation measures implemented as part of the strategic transformation plan, a decrease in production in the production of production August.
In this month, JSW sold 1.18 million tons of coal, which is 95.3 percent of the monthly plan, while in the first eight months, the coal sales plan were exceeded by 0.5 percent, while 8.40 million tons were sold coal.Of course, the best performance in August was recorded in the Cox segment. The production of coke in the indicated month amounted to 300 thousand tons, which is 16.3% more than planned. In January-August, the company produced 2.01 million tons of coke (103.9% of