Pitch Coke in Russia: Production, Market and Forecast (8 edition)

ANNOTATION

Introduction

1. Raw materials and methods for producing pitch coke, requirements for its quality

1.1. Raw materials for producing pitch coke

1.2. Technology for producing pitch coke

1.3. Requirements for the quality of pitch coke produced in the Russian Federation

2. Production of pitch coke in Russia in 1994-2024

2.1. Dynamics of production and producers of pitch coke

2.2. Characteristics and status of the main manufacturing enterprises in Russia

JSC EVRAZ NTMK

PJSC ChMK/OOO Mechel-Koks

3. Export-import of pitch coke in Russia in 1994-2024

4. Review of domestic and export-import prices for pitch coke in 1994-20246

5. Consumption of pitch coke in Russia in 1994-2024

5.1. Production of anode paste and anodes

5.2. Production of graphite electrodes

5.3. Production of graphite materials

5.4. Other areas of use

6. Prospects for the development of the pitch coke market in Russia until 2030

Appendix 1: Contact information on pitch and pitch coke producing companies in Russia

Appendix 2: Contact information on pitch coke consuming companies in Russia

Table 1: Characteristics of high-temperature pitch produced in the CIS

Table 2: Technological parameters of pitch coke production in Russia (average data by enterprises)

Table 3: Characteristics of pitch coke produced at enterprises in Russia

Table 4: Characteristics of pitch coke produced at enterprises in Ukraine (average data)

Table 5: Quality requirements for electrode pitch cokes of grades KPE-1, KPE-2, KPE-3

Table 6: Pitch coke production in Russia by enterprises (1994-2024), thousand tons

Table 7: Volumes of pitch coke supplies by OAO NTMK to consumers in 2001-2024, thousand tons

Table 8: Volumes of pitch coke supplies by PAO ChMK/OOO Mechel-Koks to consumers in 2001-2024, thousand tons

Table 9: Russian imports of pitch coke by country in 1994-2024, thousand tons

Table 10: Russian exports of pitch coke by country in 1994-2024, tons

Table 11: Distribution of supplies of imported pitch coke by Russian importing companies in 2010-2024, thousand tons

Table 12: Purchase prices of coal tar pitch and pitch coke in Russia in 2015-2020

Table 13: Dynamics of average annual import prices for pitch coke supplied to Russia in 2003-2024, USD/t

Table 14: Balance of production and consumption of pitch coke in Russia in 1994-2024, thousand tons

Table 15: Volumes of consumption by the main enterprises-consumers of domestic pitch coke in 2005-2024, thousand tons

Table 16: Volumes of consumption by the main enterprises-consumers of imported pitch coke in 2001-2020, thousand tons

Table 17: Requirements for the quality of anode baked blocks

Table 18: Requirements for the quality of the anode mass

Figure 1: Dynamics of pitch coke production in Russia in 1994-2024, thousand tons

Figure 2: Dynamics of pitch coke production at EVRAZ NTMK in 1994-2024, thousand tons

Figure 3: Dynamics of pitch coke production at ChMK/Mechel-Koks in 1994-2024, thousand tons

Figure 4: Dynamics of pitch coke exports and imports by Russia in 1994-2024, thousand tons

Figure 5: Dynamics of average annual prices for pitch coke imported by Russia in 1994-2024, USD/t

Figure 6: Level of “apparent” consumption of pitch coke by Russia (1994-2024), thousand tons t

Figure 7: Consolidated structure of pitch coke consumption in Russia in 2018-2024, %

Figure 8: Production and consumption of pitch coke in Russia in 2020-2024, estimate for 2025 and forecast to 2030, thousand tons