Main customer leaves JSW

Polish unit of steel producer ArcelorMittal has begun purchasing coking coal from overseas as its main supplier Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW) stopped deliveries because of miners' strike since late January, Reuters reported. ArcelorMittal Polska has been the main consumer of JSW's. "We are still having problems with supplies from JSW, so we had a shipment of coking coal from oversees coming at the weekend," Sylwia Winiarek, ArcelorMittal Polska spokeswoman said. "This means that we have secured supplies for another few days and the threat of curbing production has diminished." JSW mining company has already lost around PLN 200 million due to the protest. ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel producer and has been operating in 60 countries.