EUROPE

RUSSIAN COAL EXPORTS ON FIRE

23 years ago

Coal reserves in Russia are generally agreed to be some of the best currently available, despite having problems with contamination from iron. Demand is nevertheless growing, with production increasing in 2003 by around 12% to 285m tons. Alex Hughes investigates.

Coal reserves in Russia are generally agreed to be some of the best currently available, despite having problems with contamination from iron. Demand is nevertheless growing, with production increasing in 2003 by around 12% to 285m tons. Alex Hughes investigates.