The mines provide fuel for his steel plant -- where output halved in the last quarter of 2008.That forced Vorkutaugol (Vorkuta Coal) to reduce pay packets and lay off workers.

• 这里的煤矿为他的钢厂提供燃料，然而2008年第四季度该公司的产量减少了一半，迫使沃尔库塔煤矿不得不降低工资并解雇工人。