In 2012, the company lost $31 m resulting from decline in both prices and demand. A year earlier, Raspadskaya, suffering the aftermath at its primary mine, showed better results.
Currently, the company plans to increase the output by one third up to 9.5–10 m t while boosting export up to 40 per cent of its production. Experts approve the tactics despite the looming prospects of low margins in the short run.