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China produced 39.79 Mt of coke in Mar, up 4.7% YoY and 4.44% compared with 2019. China's coke output totaled 118.97 Mt during Jan-Mar, rising 8.6% YoY, NBS data showed.
China produced 271 million tonnes of crude steel in first quarter of the year, up 15.6% year on year, according to data showed by National Bureau of Statistics on April 16.
China's raw coal production dipped 0.2% year on year to 340.76 million tonnes in March, but up 9.4% from March 2019, showed data from National Statistical Bureau on April 16. The Q1 production increased 16% on the year to 970.56 million tonnes.
After the official opening of the Liangshan port of Jining in eastern China's Shandong province, coal delivered from Shanxi through Watang-Rizhao (Wari) railway can be transported to southern China via Liangshan port-Grand Canal, with coal freight rate declining to 180 yuan/t from previous 240 yuan/t, China News reported.
Driven by growth of coal, gold and nickel output, Colombia's mineral output is expected to increase 5% year on year in 2021, and foreign direct investment is expected to triple to $2.7 billion, stated the Colombian Mining Association.
Chinese coke futures hit a near six-week high on Apr 14 on spot coke prices hike and upbeat coking coal prices supported by safety checks. The most-traded coke futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, for May delivery, closed 2.4% higher at 2,475 yuan/t.
SDIC Power Holdings generated 31.69 TWh of electricity in Q1, up 12.49% YoY. Thermal power rose 27.32% to 13.3 TWh; Hydropower generation was 16.71 TWh, a 0.15% decrease; Wind power generation rose 88.59% to 1.29 TWh; Solar power ascended 27.74% to 379 GWh.
China consumed 663.1 TWh of power in Mar, rising 19.4% YoY, NEA data showed. Power usage of primary (agriculture), secondary (industrial) and tertiary (service) industries stood at 6.8 TWh, 461.5 TWh and 101.8 TWh, up 26.5%, 21.2% and 42.9% YoY.
Seaborne iron ore exports from India, the world's fourth-largest producer, rose to a monthly record of 6.6 Mt in Mar, according to Braemar ACM. About 5.1 Mt were destined and unloaded at Chinese ports, also a monthly record, as China seeks to diversify its raw material purchases.
Energy Resources (fully-owned subsidiary of Mongolian Mining Corporation) and CHN Energy Coal Coking have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture company on coal storage at China's largest border crossing for importing Mongolian coal. The JV company will own and operate Chiheng enclosed warehouse facility for coal storage and handling customs bonded stockyard located at the Ganqimaodu.
Mongolian Mining Corporation, the largest producer and exporter of hard coking coal in the landlocked country, sold 580,800 t of washed coking coal in Q1, slumping 39% QoQ and dipping 4% YoY.
Japanese Kyodo News reported that the Japanese government decided to discharge the waste water from Fukushima nuclear power station into the sea. It required Tokyo Electric Power Company to make preparations in two years. According to the basic principles determined, the processed waste water must be diluted with 100 times or more seawater before the discharge, and the tritium content should be reduced to about 1/40 of the national standard, equivalent to 1/7 of the drinking water quality criterion set by the World Health Organization.
As of April 13, Shanghai 20mm rebar price reported 5,080 yuan/t, up 60 yuan/t over a day ago but down 10 yuan/t week on week; Shanghai 3.0mm hot-rolled coils price was 5,470 yuan/t, falling 10 yuan/t on the day and slumping 160 yuan/t on the week. China domestic steel prices have been running volatile at high levels recently.
Japan's crude steel output is estimated to surge by 28% YoY to 23 Mt in April-June, according to a quarterly report from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Thanks to the government's support, coal-fired power generation will remain the main driving force for investment growth in Indian power infrastructures in the next decade, Fitch Solutions predicted.
Indonesian thermal coal prices were stable on April 16 after a significant rally on the previous day as market participants need time to adjust to the rise. Offers for Indonesian 3,800 Kc
Chinese spot thermal coal prices continued to bounce back at northern transfer ports, fueled by growing demand from downstream buyers to prepare for the summer peak demand period when supply is likely
Chinese metallurgical coke producers gradually gained confidence on the proposed 100 yuan/t price hike, with support from coke production curbs, upbeat raw coal costs and rebound of demand from steel
India imported 189,000 tonnes of anthracite in March, increasing 16.02% from 163,000 tonnes from the same month last year and up 16.5% from 162,000 tonnes from the preceding month, according to Iman R
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Indonesia raises 2021 coal production target to 625 Mt The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has decided to adjust up its coal production target this year from previous 550 milli
China's power generation posted a 19% year-on-year increase to 1,905.1 TWh in the first quarter, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on April 16. The
China produced 39.79 million tonnes of coke in March, up 4.7% compared with the year-ago level and 4.44% compared with 2019, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on April 16.
China's raw coal production dipped 0.2% year on year to 340.76 million tonnes in March, showed data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on April 16. Daily coal product
South Korea's metallurgical coal (including coking coal and PCI coal) imports climbed noticeably in March following two months of decline, with the total intakes of 3.24 million tonnes, which were up
Mongolia exported 6.67 million tonnes of coal over January-March 2021, surging 113.73% year on year, showed latest data from the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCGA). MCGA didn
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has decided to adjust up its coal production target this year from previous 550 million tonnes to 625 million tonnes, local media Bisnis reported.
Coal production from the world's top 10 companies is forecasted to increase 6.6% on the year to 1.68-1.75 billion tonnes in 2021, according to GlobalData. The 10 companies churned out 1.6
Energy Resources LLC (ER), a fully-owned subsidiary of Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC), and CHN Energy Coal Coking Co., Ltd (CECC) have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture company on
China imported 68.46 million tonnes of coal in January-March 2021, falling 28.5% year on year, showed latest data from General Administration of Customs on April 13. Value of imports tota
Despite increased share of renewables in India's power generation, coal would remain the dominant fuel for the country's power generation through 2030 and beyond, even though its share would fall, sai
Mongolian Mining Corporation, the largest producer and exporter of washed hard coking coal in the landlocked country, witnessed a sharp decline in its coking coal sales during January-March compared w
Workers of US-based miner Warrior Met Coal will remain on strike after the majority of miners on strike rejected the company's tentative agreement on April 9, according to a news release from United M
Electricity output and receipt of China Southern Power Grid (CSG) picked up 29.77% from the year before to a three-year high of 285.6 TWh in the first three quarter. During this period, t
South Korea imported 29,400 tonnes of coke in March 2021, falling 2,400 tonnes or 7.55% year on year but surging 11,900 tonnes or 68% month on month, the country's customs data showed. Th
Huangpu Customs in southern China's Guangdong province has outlined the allocation of coal import quotas for 2021, and will tighten the grips on imports in the second quarter, according to sources.
Indonesian thermal coal prices remained firm at high level on April 8, fueled by a large amount of tonnages booked by a state-owned utility in southern China. Limited availability of Indonesian cargoe
China's coking coal market is expected to be relatively strong overall in 2021, as a structural shortage of high-quality coking coal, which is likely to remain in the year, will prop up prices of the
Indonesian high-calorific value thermal coal prices increased on April 9 after a Chinese state-owned utility awarded about 1 million tonnes of seaborne coal tenders focusing on Indonesian cargoes from
Buying interest sagged in the Chinese spot thermal coal market after the nation's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), asked coal producers to raise output to t
Amid the new energy development goals of carbon neutrality and carbon peak, major Chinese coal producing provinces have unveiled work plans for the development of their coal industry in 2021, the firs
China's top economic planning agency has directed coal miners, railway operators and other related parties to cooperate in boosting coal supply to cool down current red-hot thermal coal prices and pre
China's coking coal market continued gaining strength from sustaining supply constraints amid coal mine inspections and tight import restrictions, further pushing up prices of the material at both maj
China's imports of Mongolian coal have hovered at a comparatively low level recently, as fast-spreading pandemic cases in the landlocked country greatly hindered shipment to China. Ganqim
Supply of coking coal, especially premium coal, remained tight in China, as coal production in Shanxi province was restrained under frequent safety checks, while supply of imported Mongolian material