In Jan–Nov 2012, Russian companies boosted their export by 17.5 per cent against the year-earlier period (up to 114.84 m t).
Coking coal export increased by 2.84 m t up to 11.66 m t. Export to the former USSR republics rose by 1.37 m t up to 9.01 m t, 4.63 m t of coking coal included.
Meanwhile domestic deliveries dropped by 9 m t down to 171 m t, with coking coal deliveries decreasing by 1.97 m t down to 33.8 m t.