KIEV, Aug. 24 – Dnipropetrovsk-based Ukrkoks, the association of coking companies, has warned of a possible worsening in the situation with coke supplies to Ukrainian steel mills due to plans of the state railway administration Ukrzaliznytsia to cut imported coking coal shipments in September, Ukrkoks Director General Anatoliy Starovoit said.

He said that Ukrzaliznytsia has not approved a shipment schedule for September.

He said that OAO Russian Railways has also cut coking coal shipments to Ukraine due to a shortage of railway cargo cars for domestic shipments.