Coal, Metals & Mining Theme, Metallurgical Coal, Ferrous
September 17, 2025
JSW on track to meet coal production goal as new longwalls begin: official
By Olivia Zhang and Shivani Singh
HIGHLIGHTS
Current objective stands at around 13.4 million mt
Expected output comes despite production issues
Poland's largest coking coal miner Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa, or JSW, is on track to meet its annual production goal of around 13.4 million mt as two new longwalls commissioned production in September, an official from the company told Platts on the sidelines of the Eurocoke Summit in Amsterdam on Sept. 16.
The coal miner started a longwall at the Budryk mine, with 1.6 million mt of reserves on Sept. 2 and another new longwall at Pniówek mine with nearly 500,000 mt of reserves on Sept. 9.
"If everything goes well, it is possible for us to meet our annual production target, which was set at 13.4 million tonnes at the beginning of this year," the official said on condition of anonymity, because they are not permitted to do so on the record. The expected results come despite accidents earlier in May and August, which had been keeping some of the longwall production suspended, according to the official. Currently, JSW has around 20 longwalls in operation, the official said.
JSW declared force majeure on May 16 at its Budryk mine due to a fire that occurred on May 7. They estimated a loss of 345,000 mt of production due to the fire.
The company produces semi-hard coking coals from six coal mines, with 8%-8.5% ash, 0.7% sulfur and 24%-31% VM. A large part of the coal production is used for its own consumption at its coke plant.
JSW produces around 3 million mt of coke per year, including metallurgical coke, pea coke and nut coke.
Coke prices in the European market are under pressure with sufficient and low-priced coke supplies from regions including Indonesia. "We wanted to achieve higher prices, but our competitors are offering much lower," the official said. The price of coke imported to Europe was estimated at $228/mt CIF ARA ports in August, according to an August report of the company.
Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, last assessed met coke 65/63 CSR FOB Indonesia at $200/mt on Sept. 16, unchanged day over day and week over week, but down $4/mt month over month.
