COAL: Polish Coal Production Down 13% On Year in Oct

Poland's hard coal production fell by 13.4% on the year to 4.19 mn/t in October, although volumes climbed by 20.7% compared to the previous month, data from the Central Statistical Office show, cited by ISB news.

• Hard coal production over January-October amounted to 36.44 mn/t – a 8.5% drop compared to volumes over the same period last year.
• In contrast, lignite production totalled 3.57 mn/t in October, a rise of 6.3% on the year and 7.7% month on month.
• Lignite production in the first 10 months of this year totalled 33.8 mn/t – up by around 3.6% on the year.