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China's domestic spot thermal coal prices continued pulling back at northern trading ports, as the worst period for winter heating has come to an end. Coastal power plants took a break of spot purchas
China's red-hot coke market kept giving a firm boost to premium coking coal prices, as coking plants continued active coal restocking to feed coke ovens and keep lucrative production after 14 rounds o
Japan's thermal coal imports in December fell 13.8% on the year to 9.26 million tonnes, according to preliminary statistics from its Ministry of Finance.
December's thermal coal imports w
Mongolia's coal output fell visibly last year as exports towards its largest buyer China got subdued by border cut-offs and other measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thermal coal market at main production areas stayed red-hot, with buys from power, chemical and cement plants resilient and coal delivery to railway stations
Indonesian spot thermal coal prices saw a tranquil session on January 21 with offer prices somewhat retreating from the last few days' gains, as Chinese demand declined.
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Declines accelerated in the Chinese domestic thermal coal market as end buyers pull backed and waited on the fence for clarity of further market developments.
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Australia, a leading metallurgical coal supplier, is likely to face tougher time as its top two importers – India and China – are both looking to diversify source markets amid rising concerns over sup
China didn't let any coal cargoes from Australia pass the customs clearance in December, whereas imports from other major sources like Indonesia and Russia increased sharply, according to data from th
Northern China's Shanxi province regained its position as the largest coal producer in the country after overtaking Inner Mongolia, another key hub that topped the country in 2016-19.
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Sentiment weakened in Chinese domestic thermal coal market, as some end buyers paused purchases and started to adopt a wait-and-see stance after spot prices surged to new record highs.
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India is considering sourcing coking coal from Mongolia for domestic steel companies, a government official said on January 19, media reported.
During an online meeting between India's st
China added about 56.37 GW of coal-fired power generation capacity in 2020, rising 27.4% compared with a year ago, showed data from the National Energy Administration.
However, the growth
Australia, a leading metallurgical coal supplier, is likely to face tougher time as its top two importers – India and China – are both looking to diversify source markets amid rising concerns over sup
Thermal coal prices showed no signs of abating at major production hubs as demand remained strong from downstream buyers, even after the bearish sentiment appeared at northern transfer ports.
Expectations for weakening upward strength in Chinese thermal coal are growing this week following two months of strong rises, as rebounding temperatures in many regions are bringing down utilities' d
China's power consumption in 2020 increased 3.1% on the year, as the growth driven by strong economy growth and higher-than-usual winter household heating more than offset the decline during the coron
Indonesian thermal coal prices edged higher in the Chinese seaborne import market, fueled by insufficient February-loading cargoes and delay of departures caused by flood amid heavy rainfalls in main
Vietnam's coal import surged 25% on the year to 54.81 million tonnes in the year 2020, hitting a record high, showed preliminary data from the Vietnam customs authority.
The country impor
Northern China's Hebei province announced 28 inter-provincial highways to facilitate inbound coal shipments by truck from major production areas in a bid to ensure sufficient energy supply, after the
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