Europe's largest coking coal producer declares force majeure due to pandemic

April 04, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Polish coal miner Jastrzebska Sp??lka Weglowa (JSW), the largest coking coal producer in Europe, declared force majeure to its clients on Thursday April 2 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on its operations, in a statement seen by Fastmarkets.

The company had already implemented shortened working hours from March 23 to combat the spread of the virus.

On Wednesday this week, the company said that its coking coal production had fallen by 40% week on week. The following day, JSW declared force majeure to...

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