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Thermal coal shipments were dented from northern China ports to those in the south and along the Yangtze River, where relatively high stockpiles are squeezing storage room for new arrivals, market sou
China's coking coal prices showed signs of bottoming out in the middle of this week, with online auctions fetching higher prices thanks to the growing buying appetite from traders and coking plants.
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Production area Thermal coal supply to market buyers remained in shortage against the backdrop of prioritized shipments to term contract customers. This has helped recent price reb
Coal companies should not "substantially" lift their selling prices by "unreasonably" pushing up the distribution cost, China's state planner said on its portal on May 19.
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Southwest China's Yunnan province produced 21.12 million tonnes of raw coal during January-April, up 12.6% year on year, showed data from the provincial development and reform commission.
China's top five provinces – Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong and Shanxi – produced a total of 50.01 million tonnes of crude steel in April, accounting for 53.9% of the country's total. The volume s
The U.S. Texas saw its power demand hit a monthly record high on May 17 as sweltering heat sent the demand for air conditioners surging.
Amarillo city reached 101 degrees (38.3 Celsius) o
Japan imported 13.45 million tonnes of coal in April, up 1.6% year on year, preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance showed on May 19.
The imports were worth 461.46 billion yen ($552
China coking coal, met coke and steel market key figures in focus.
Liaoning province in northeastern China registered a year-on-year rise of 6% in raw coal output to 10.52 million tonnes during January-April, showed data from Liaoning Bureau of Statistics.
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China's domestic thermal coal prices rose modestly on May 18 on expectations that easing COVID restriction will push up demand and coastal power plants need to restock for the summer.
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Thermal coal trades were dull at northern China ports on May 16, as traders reportedly dared not to sell at current prices that exceed the government's price caps.
But offer prices kept h
Indonesian thermal coal prices may see upward bias, should Chinese demand improve with the rebound of industrial activity while India is still in the search for low-CV coal against the global supply t
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China's leading coal consultant Fenwei has released mid-term reports for the Chinese coal and coke markets, elaborating on developments in the past years and presenting forecasts for the next five yea
Australia exported 12.45 million tonnes of coking coal in April, down 5% from the previous month, according to the latest Kpler's cargo-tracking data.
Australia mainly exported coal throu
A Chinese state-owned power producer awarded several Russian thermal coal cargoes in its latest tender issued on May 16 at prices lower than Indonesian comparable goods, sources said, which may dent t
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has set the reference coal price (HBA) at $275.64/t for May 2022, down 4.42% or $12.76/t from $288.4/t a month earlier.
China's coking coal and coke prices are expected to continue downward moves, with a sustained lack of support from their downstream users, while inventories from major production areas posted notable