27 Oct 2011 07:00
Amsterdam, 27 October 2011
NWR Trading Update and Q4 2011 Prices
New World Resources Plc ('NWR' or the 'Company') announces that it has reached agreements with its customers for coking coal and coke sales for the fourth calendar quarter of 2011. The Company also announces production and sales volumes for the third quarter of 2011.
Performance update
NWR will publish its results for the period ended 30 September 2011 on Wednesday 16 November 2011 when further information will be provided. Below is a brief overview of a number of the Company's key performance indicators for Q3 2011 as well as 9M 2011. These figures are unaudited estimates and subject to change.
Q3 2011 Production Volume (kt) | Q3 2011 Sales Volume (kt) | Q3 2011 Avg. Realised Price (EUR/tonne) | |
Coking Coal | 2,809 | 1,049 | 189 |
Thermal Coal | 1,561 | 70 | |
Coke | 185 | 109 | 393 |
9M 2011 Production Volume (kt) | 9M 2011 Sales Volume (kt) | 9M 2011 Avg. Realised Price (EUR/tonne) | |
Coking Coal | 8,641 | 3,232 | 187 |
Thermal Coal1 | 4,781 | 70 | |
Coke | 584 | 430 | 370 |
Coking coal pricing
Starting April 2011, 100% of our coking coal sales are priced on a quarterly basis.
The average agreed price of coking coal for delivery in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011 is EUR 171 per tonne, a decrease of 9% compared to the third quarter realised price, and in line with lower international prices both for hard and semi-soft coking coal.
The above price average is based on the expectation of Q4 2011 coking coal sales to be approximately 40% semi-soft coking coal and 60% hard coking coal.
Coke pricing
The average price agreed for coke sales during the fourth calendar quarter of 2011 is EUR 341 per tonne, a decrease of 13% compared to the third quarter realised price, as a result of lower prices for both foundry and blast furnace coke in the European market.
The above price average is based on the expectation of Q4 2011 sales to be approximately 71% foundry coke, 14% blast furnace coke, and 15% other types.
Thermal coal pricing
As previously announced, the average price agreed for thermal coal sales for the calendar year 2011 is unchanged at EUR 71 per tonne, 13% higher than the 2010 average realised price.
All of the announced prices are based on an exchange rate of CZK/EUR of 24.30. Prices are expressed as blended averages between the different qualities both for coal and coke and are ex-works.
Average prices announced are indicative prices. A range of factors including, but not limited to, exchange rate fluctuations, quality mix, timing of the deliveries and flexible provisions in the individual agreements, may influence final realised prices. Thus the actual realised price for the period may therefore differ from the average prices announced. The indicated expected sales volumes can be influenced by the production structure as well as by the sales structure and individual quality assortment delivered to customers.
Outlook
NWR reiterates its full year 2011 coal production and sales targets. The Company remains on track to produce 11Mt of coal and 800kt of coke.
As previously announced NWR expects to sell 10.3Mt of coal externally with the following split: 44% coking coal, 4% PCI coal and 52% thermal coal. The Company no longer targets 720kt of coke sales, and now expects to sell between 525kt and 575kt of coke in FY 2011. This is due to continuation of weak demand on European coke market.
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For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Corporate Communications
Tel: +31 20 570 2244 Tel: +31 20 570 2229
Email: ir@nwrgroup.eu Email: pr@nwrgroup.eu
Website: www.newworldresources.eu
About NWR
NWR is one of Central Europe's leading hard coal and coke producers. NWR produces quality coking and thermal coal for the steel and energy sectors in Central Europe through its subsidiary OKD, a.s. ('OKD'), the largest hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic. NWR's coke subsidiary, OKK Koksovny, a.s. ('OKK') is Europe's largest producer of foundry coke. NWR currently has two development projects in Poland, Debiensko and Morcinek, which form part of NWR's regional growth strategy. NWR is a FTSE 250 company, with listings in London, Prague and Warsaw.
Disclaimer and Cautionary Note on Forward Looking Statements and Notes on Certain Other Matters
Certain statements in this document are not historical facts and are or are deemed to be "forward-looking". The Company's prospects, plans, financial position and business strategy, and statements pertaining to the capital resources, future expenditure for development projects and results of operations, may constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including, but not limited to; "may", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "plan", "foresee", "will", "could", "may", "might", "believe" or "continue" or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other facts that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and may be beyond NWR's ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performances.
Factors, risk and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: risks relating to changes in political, economic and social conditions in the Czech Republic, Poland and the CEE region; future prices and demand for the Company's products, and demand for the Company's customers' products; coal mine reserves; remaining life of the Company's mines; coal production; trends in the coal industry and domestic and international coal market conditions; risks in coal mining operations; future expansion plans and capital expenditures; the Company's relationship with, and conditions affecting, the Company's customers; competition; railroad and other transportation performance and costs; availability of specialist and qualified workers; and weather conditions or catastrophic damage; risks relating to Czech or Polish law, regulations and taxation, including laws, regulations, decrees and decisions governing the coal mining industry, the environment and currency and exchange controls relating to Czech and Polish entities and their official interpretation by governmental and other regulatory bodies and by the courts; and risks relating to global economic conditions and the global economic environment. Additional risk factors are as described in the Company's annual report.
Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this document. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release, publicly or otherwise, any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained in this report to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, assumptions or circumstances on which any such statement is based unless so required by applicable law.