
Logging and coal mining were among the industries with the largest share of unprofitable enterprises
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Russian coal companies have faced falling prices, rising tariffs and logistics constraints.
The most problematic sectors of the Russian economy in 2026 were logging and coal mining. This was reported by the Vedomosti newspaper with reference to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).
The largest share of unprofitable organizations, according to the statistics department, is recorded among enterprises involved in the production, transmission and distribution of steam and hot water. In this area the figure is 67.6 percent.
The problem industries also included coal mining. There, the share of unprofitable companies was 64.5 percent. In the logging industry, the same figure was 59.3 percent.
Russian coal companies have faced serious difficulties amid falling world prices for this energy resource, rising transportation costs due to high tariffs, as well as problems with the capacity of the Eastern range of Russian Railways. After the virtually complete loss of the European market, the main sales direction for domestic coal miners turned out to be the Asia-Pacific region (APR). However, it was not possible to redirect all the lost volumes in this direction.

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