Coal sales on the St. Petersburg Exchange increased by 25.8% to 1.23 million tons in the first 10 months of 2025.

Coal sales volume on the St. Petersburg Exchange for January-October 2025 increased by 25.8% year-on-year to 1.23 million tons. Cash turnover increased by 77.2% to 8.562 billion rubles, the St. Petersburg Exchange reported.

Coal sales in October 2025 increased by 38% compared to October last year, reaching 233.2 thousand tons.

The best-selling grades of coal in 2025 were other energy coals, long-flame coal (D), "SS" (low-caking), brown coal, and coking coal. Gas-rich coal and other energy coal grades were also actively purchased in October.

Almost all of Russia's leading coal mining companies are present as sellers on the St. Petersburg Exchange. This year, producers from the Kabaktinskoye deposit in Yakutia, the Mgachinskoye coal deposit in the Sakhalin region, the Kutinskoye brown coal deposit in the Transbaikal Territory, and the Irkutsk coal basin have joined.

The first three deals on a "free-to-destination" basis for the delivery of coal by road, allowing the purchase of fuel with transportation directly to the boiler house, were concluded in September of this year.

When selling coal, the St. Petersburg Exchange uses a unique trading model based on a quality-based price conversion mechanism, using a certificate from an independent laboratory. If the actual quality of the product is within the specified range, the exchange contract is executed at the price determined during the auction, but in

In the case of delivery of goods with a different calorific value, settlements between counterparties occur in accordance with the actual quality and quantity of the delivered goods.