JSW will increase production to 16.44 million tons of coal this year – Money.pl

2015-03-20 15:23

Jaroslaw Zagórowski (left) resigned after the strikes in the mine .
Until then, his duties fully
George Borecki, vice president. technical (right) [photo: Dominik Gajda / REPORTER]

We expect to reduce the cost of production. Certainly the growth rate of production will decrease in the unit cost factor – said the vice president. Robert Kozlowski economy.

JSW (JSW) estimates total production this year to 16.44 million tonnes (compared to 13.9 million tonnes in the previous year), despite the effects of fire in the mine Knurów- Szczygłowice, informed the JSW President Jerzy Borecki. It is expected that it will reduce the unit cost of production.

– As a result of re-examination of our production capacity, we have updated production plan for 16.440 thousand. ton – Borecki said during a press conference. – JSW mines, except KWK-Szcygłowice Boars should perform similar mining, as before the strike. In the case of boars-Szczyglowice this can not be done because of the fire, which broke out during the strike – he added President.

He explained that the fire was the result of complete exclusion from the production of one the walls of the mine and a delay in the launch of the newly prepared wall where mining was to begin in the second quarter of this year.

The company expects the unit cost of coal production this year will be reduced.

– We expect to reduce the cost of production. Certainly the growth rate of production will decrease in the unit cost factor – said the vice president. Robert Kozlowski economy.

In 2014. JSW produced 13.9 million tons of coal (including 9.9 million tonnes of coking coal and 4 , 0 million tons of coal for energy purposes). Unit cost of coal production amounted to 353.22 zł / t.

JSW Group is the largest producer of high-quality coking coal 35 (hard) and a significant producer of coke in the European Union.