OREANDA-NEWS. In January-March 2013 the operations of the Open joint-stock Siberian Energy Coal Company (SUEK) won 24.3 mln tonnes of coal. Compared to the same period of the previous year the production decreased by 6%.

The sales volume in January-March 2013 remained on a par with the same period of the previous year, amounting to 25.1 mln tonnes of coal. The domestic market sales decreased by 4%. As many as 15.7 mln tonnes of coal were sold to consumers within Russia, with 11.7 mln tonnes from the above amount shipped to electric power-generating facilities.

The international market coal sales went up 7% and amounted to 9.4 mln tonnes of coal, with the Company's own coal exports growing by 5% and amounting to 8.5 mln tonnes of coal. The major international consumer markets are China, South Korea, UK, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland.