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Australia's Brisbane port exported 114,700 tonnes of coal in April, falling 25.33% YoY but rising 5.71% MoM. Coal exports totaled 649,700 tonnes in the first 4 months through the port, falling 44.26% YoY, data showed.
The profit of coal mining and washing industry in China surged 199.3% YoY to 344.28 bln yuan ($51.13 bln) during Jan-Apr, showed the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics on May 27. Operating revenue rose 64.1% and costs increased 44.3% YoY during the same period, data showed.
Russia's metallurgical coal miner Elga Coal hit a record high in coal production in Apr, to 2 Mt, a MoM jump of 29%.
As of 15:00 p.m. (GMT+8) May 26, Chinese coke futures opened the daytime session at 3,250.0 yuan/t and closed at 3,255.5 yuan/t, down 0.15%; coking coal opened at 2,480 yuan/t and closed at 2,472.5 yuan/t, down 0.70%. Thermal coal rose 0.85% to 856.4 yuan/t, after opening at 864 yuan/t.
Coke supply was 40.07 Mt in Apr, falling 1.8% MoM; the accumulative supply slid 2.5% YoY to 155.29 Mt over Jan-Apr. Coke demand was 40.37 Mt in Apr, inching up 0.3% MoM; the total demand stood at 153.59 Mt over Jan-Apr, down 4.6% YoY. The overall coke supply shifted to a deficiency of 0.30 Mt in Apr from a surplus of 0.55 Mt in the preceding month, Sxcoal data showed.
Russia's seaborne metallurgical coal exports in Apr total 2.35 Mt, making a YoY dive of 33.14% and down 15.84% MoM, according to Kpler's cargo tracking data.
SouthGobi Resources Ltd anticipated its existing coal inventories are sufficient to satisfy expected sales demand for at least four months after China re-opened Ceke border crossing on Apr 25. However, the company couldn't guarantee if it will be able to continue exporting coal to China or if the border port will be closed again in the future due to the epidemic.
As of 11:30 a.m. (GMT+8) May 26, Chinese coking coal futures decreased 1.57%, coke edged down 0.97%, thermal coal declined 0.24%, while iron ore down 2.32%.
China Railway Urumqi Group targets to deliver 108.85 Mt of coal in 2022, with 46.15 Mt projected to go to other provinces. It has shipped 45.78 Mt of coal so far this year, growing 34% YoY, including 17.67 Mt of outbound coal shipment, up 50% YoY.
SW China's Sichuan province saw hydropower installed capacity rise 26.1% from end-2016 to 89.47 GW by end-2021, and hydropower output of generators above the designated size increased 29.7% to 353.1 TWh, taking 81.6% of the province's total power output.
Baoshen Railway Group, a subsidiary of CHN Energy, shipped a total of 120.5 Mt of cargoes as of May 23, persistently contributing to the country's energy supply.
Shanxi's electricity consumption increased 3.4% YoY to 21.02 TWh in Apr, and the growth fell back 1.7 pps MoM, showed data from the provincial statistical bureau.
Global crude steel production fell 5.1% from a year ago to 163 million tonnes in April, showed data from the World Steel Association (WSA) on May 24.
China's domestic coking coal supply fell short of demand in Apr, with the difference expanding to 1.21 Mt.
China's consumption of coking coal fell 5.5% MoM to 46.32 Mt in Apr. Jan-Apr consumption totaled 182.92 Mt, down 0.3% YoY.
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Raw coal production in southeastern China's Guizhou province decreased by 0.2% in April compared with the same month of the previous year, according to data from the local energy bureau.
Indonesian thermal coal continued to reel from China's absence in another thinly-traded session, as its price advantage reversed against Chinese domestic cargoes. Only a 3,800 Kcal/kg NAR
Russia's metallurgical coal miner Elga Coal saw its coal production hit a record high of 2 million tonnes in April, presenting a month-on-month jump of 29%, said the mining company on May 24.
China's coking coal prices moved within a small range with both increase and decline heard in major production areas, as market participants remained cautious, waiting to see further signs in the down
China's metallurgical coke market started to weaken after the May Day holiday, as steelmakers were in no rush to buy coke with reducing transport restrictions and coke supply remained sufficient amid
The earlier-coming rainy season has brought a bright outlook for hydropower generation in China, which may further dampen coal consumption already suppressed by the epidemic. China has en
Thermal coal Production areaInsufficient coal sales quotas faced by more miners in Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia dented overall coal supply at main production areas. Most miners kept a balan
Russia's seaborne metallurgical coal exports total 2.35 million tonnes in April, making a year-on-year decline of 33.14% and down 15.84% month on month, according to Kpler's cargo-tracking data.
Indonesia may struggle to meet part of additional demand of India due to the adverse weather in addition to the time-required approval process for changes to miners' production plans and cost budget a
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 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
China's coking coal imports came in at 4.26 million tonnes in April, up 22.2% year on year and 13.14% month on month, customs data showed on May 23. The import value came in
More than 500 workers have been on strike for a week at a coal mine in Mozambique owned by a branch of an Indian group, Reuters quoted the company as saying on May 17, which dented coal production at
China's thermal coal (including bituminous and sub-bituminous coal, but excluding lignite) imports fell 29.18% year on year to 6.82 million tonnes in April, showed data from the General Administration
Coal production of Mongolia came in at 1.33 million tonnes in April, down 53.10% year on year and 14.65% month on month, showed data from the National Statistical Office of Mongolia.
Colombia's thermal coal exports dropped 11.3% from a year earlier to 15.7 million tonnes during January-April, showed data from shipping agency Naves. The country's second-largest miner C
China's move to lift coal import tariff is expected to benefit coal-consuming firms in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, as it will cut import costs and expand coal imports. "We plan to impo
China's state planner warned domestic coal miners not to bundle their spot sales to medium- and long-term supply contracts to make the transaction price beyond the reasonable range of contracted coal,
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
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. Pre
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.
China's coking coal imports from Mongolia are expected to further increase, as authorities at Ceke border crossing plan to reopen the key gateway tentatively from May 25 onwards. Ce
China's domestic thermal coal market is under upward pressure, buoyed by a potential increase of power demand amid easing Omicron control. The nation's financial hub Shanghai has achieved
Chinese traders are cautious of buying thermal coal from Indonesia, as it would be almost profitless compared with domestic utilities' tender prices. Sandwiched by high selling prices fro
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
A total of seven provinces (autonomous region) in China have specified upper limits for both term contract and spot thermal coal as of May 9, a further push to stabilize domestic market and guar
Russian thermal coal prices are generally on par with Chinese domestic thermal coal, though still competitive compared with Indonesian supplies, sources said. It was learned Russian 4,700
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
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