Avdeyevka coke and chemicals plant is the largest among the Ukrainian coke and chemicals companies.
Avdeyevka plant accounts for 20% of gross coke produced in Ukraine. In 2007 the company produced over 3 Mt of metallurgical coke.
The company’s products are well marketed in Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Turkey, Egypt.
Avdeyevka plant employs over 6 thousand people.
Historical notice
The plant was established in 1963 with the coke battery No. 1 having produced its first coke.
Since then the plant started to develop gradually to become the leader of coke industry of Ukraine. In 1973 the Coking shop No. 1 was commissioned followed by Coking shop No. 3 (1976) and Coking shop No. 4 (1980).
Avdeyevka coke plant was the first in the industry to develop chemicals production.
During its history the company produced over 200 Mt of metallurgical coke, processed over 12 Mt of carbon tar, produced over 3.7 Mt of phthalic anhydride, about 2.1 Mt of benzene and 2.5 Mt of ammonium sulphate.