Russia's Mechel H1 coking coal output up 28 pct

Wed Aug 10, 2011

MOSCOW Aug 10 (Reuters) - Russian mining conglomerate Mechel (MTL.N: Quote) said on Wednesday that first half coking coal concentrate output reached 4.5 million tonnes, up 28 percent from last year thanks to strong demand.

Overall coal output declined by 5 percent compared to the year-earlier period to 12.5 million tonnes.

First half steel production reached 3.0 million tonnes, up 1 percent.