Editor's Pick
Many Chinese thermal coal traders opted to directly sell their cargoes to CHN Energy, or Shenhua, at rail stations, instead of transporting and then selling at northern ports, as the cost eclipses the
India unveiled a five-year clean energy plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% from the 2005 level by 2030, according to the memorandum released by the Indian government on April 3.
China's thermal coal pithead market witnessed more downside in recent days, as demand from power utilities and heating plants further scaled down with the end of heating season.
Most nort
China's domestic coking coal prices weakened on April 4 as the first round of coke price cuts contributed to cautious purchasing sentiment.
On April 4, the CCI Index for Shanxi low-sulfur
China's lump anthracite prices continued downtrend in March, while anthracite supplies remained loose as capacity utilization and production both increased.
However, downstream sectors ma
Thermal coal
Production area A few mines in Ordos of Inner Mongolia reduced or even halted production due to snow and maintenance, while most miners maintained normal production. Not many tru
Japan's coal imports in February posted an over 11% month-on-month decline, mainly due to slumped imports from countries likely Australia, Canada and Russia.
The island country's coal imp
China's coastal coal freight rates moved downward last week as vessel demand was low on the back of seasonally weak coal consumption.
The China Coastal Coal Freight Composite index, track
China's coastal coal freight rates extended the upward trend in March on the back of growing ship demand from non-coal sectors against the backdrop of an economic rebound, which led to a decrease in t
China's PCI coal prices continued to decline last week amid a loosened supply-demand fundamental.
On March 30, Fenwei CCI index for Changzhi PCI coal (A 11.5%, V 12, S 0.5%) was 1,450 yua
Most Read Articles
Chinese end users remained inactive in buying Australian coking coal, due to its low price competitiveness despite a significant decline in prices in the past week.
This came alongside su
China's proven coking coal reserves can hardly meet the demand for maintaining the country's long-term economic stability at current consumption levels said Guo Lijuan, Deputy Director of Sales and Tr
China will see more Australian coking coal cargoes arrive after the lifting of unofficial import ban, yet market participants should not be over-optimistic about the growth in the long run, Yuan Qian,
India's coal minister Pralhad Joshi has announced that the country will begin exporting thermal coal by the fiscal 2025-26 and stop imports of some grades, anticipating an increase in domestic product
Mongolia will respect already signed coal off-take agreements, while keeping trade in the Mongolian Stock Exchange for new deals, and all coal trade for export is expected to go through the exchange s
China's portside thermal coal prices remained stable but the market cautioned the consistent mismatch between supply and demand would drive the prices down.
On March 31, 5,000 Kcal/kg NAR
China's portside thermal coal market remained relatively stable on March 30, with minor fluctuations across different grades, although traders were concerned over a price decline amid reduced support
Some Chinese end-users and traders are keeping
close tabs on Australian coking coal prices, with narrowing price spread compared
with similar-quality domestic supplies after continued sharp falls.
China's extension of zero tariffs on coal imports until the end of this year is conducive to stabilize domestic energy supply and help lower costs for companies that rely on the use of imported coals,
India is exploring coking coal sourcing options beyond Australia, its largest supplier, as it taps into new markets like Mongolia, while it firms up plans to ramp up production at its own mines in Moz
中文
