Poland is an important manufacturer of coal worldwide (9th place in the ranking 2007) and the largest hard coal manufacturer in European Union. About 56% of total coal production in EU takes place in Poland. Poland delivered about 16 million tons of hard coal in 2006 and about 12 million tons in 2007; mainly in form of energetic coal.
The ability of Polish mines to effectively compete with the coal imported to EU member states from the countries situated out of European Union and the competitiveness of hard coal towards other energy carriers will be crucial for the role of Poland as the hard coal manufacturer in European Union.





Basic information about the hard coal market in Poland
The major part of hard coal in Poland (84,4% in 2007) is produced a the energetic coal used in electric power industry. Remaining 15,6% consists of coking coal supplied to the coking plant and used for steel production mainly. At the moment, the hard coal in Poland is mined in Upper Silesia Coal Basin and Lubelskie Coal Basin. LW Bogdanka is the only one mine existing in Lubelskie Coal Basin.