Weekly global coal market news summary (Apr 10-Apr 14)

1 China futures market updates at close (Apr 19) 2023-04-19

China futures market updates at close (Apr 19)

2 Indonesia lowers Apr HBA thermal coal price benchmark to $265.26 2023-04-19

Indonesia has lowered its thermal coal reference price (HBA) for April using a revised formula, according to the latest data from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. The min

3 China Coal Daily Track (Apr 19) 2023-04-19

Thermal coal Production area Major production areas saw continued decline in prices, despite individual 10-20 yuan/t upward corrections. Downstream users only maintained on-demand purchases,

4 China's CCIA members' Feb coke output up 6.27% YoY 2023-04-19

Coke output of the 124 member firms of the China Coking Industry Association was registered at 18.07 million tonnes in February, climbing 6.27% from the year-ago level, CCIA data showed.

5 China vows to crack down on irrational rally in iron ore prices 2023-04-19

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) pledged on April 19 to curb unreasonable increases in iron ore prices and promote stable operation of the iron ore market. In res

6 Vale Q1 iron ore output up 5.8% on yr 2023-04-19

Brazilian mining company Vale reported a 5.8% increase in iron ore production in the first three months of this year compared to the same period of 2022. Output reached 66.8 million tonne

7 China's coal output hits record high as demand recovers, economy stabilizes 2023-04-19

China's coal output surged to a record high in March, as demand for the fuel recovered and the government primed supply to support economic growth. Raw coal production climbed 4.3%

8 Weekly: China's PCI coal prices extend decline on lukewarm demand 2023-04-19

China's PCI coal prices remained on the downtrend last week, with miners adjusting down prices to attract buying interests while most steel mills continued to keep prudent purchase. On Ap

9 China Q1 coal industry capacity utilization at 73.8%, power industry 71.9% 2023-04-19

The capacity utilization rate of China's coal mining and washing industry was 73.8% during the first quarter, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points from the same period of the previous year, and a 1.6 p

10 China thermal coal market in figures (Apr 19) 2023-04-19

China thermal coal market key figures in focus. The latest data for thermal coal prices, stocks, shipments in major production areas, transfer ports and most followed downstream sector data.

1 Glencore, Tohoku agrees to set long-term contract thermal coal price at $200/t 2023-04-13

Global mining giant Glencore and Japanese power producer Tohoku Electricity Power have possibly entered into a long-term contract for supplies of thermal coal from Australia at around $200/t FOB, acco

2 China's portside thermal coal prices stabilize on emerging demand 2023-04-13

After falling for weeks, China's portside thermal coal market has seen increased inquires that help put an end to the downward trend, market sources said. Inquiries improved in the market

3 Infographic | China's imports of main commodities in Mar 2023 2023-04-13

China's imports of coal, natural gas, iron ore, steel products, etc.

4 Indonesia Mar coal exports hit another record high, Kpler 2023-04-14

Indonesia's coal exports in March posted over 20% year-on-year and month-on-month growths, to a new high since January 2018, Kpler's cargo-tracking data showed. In March, Indonesia export

5 Mongolia exports almost 6 Mt coal to China in Mar 2023-04-13

Mongolia's coal exports totaled 13.78 million tonnes during January-March 2023, surging 11.26 million tonnes or 446.17% year on year, showed data from the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCG

6 China's coal prices on track to back down to normal range, Conch Cement 2023-04-17

China's cement industry faced significant headwinds in 2022 due to the downturn in the property market and other factors. According to Anhui Conch Cement, the cement industry's total prof

7 Mongolian border ports' coal exports hit record 260 Kt 2023-04-13

CORRECTION: This is to correct in the originally published article titled "Mongolian Gashuunsukhait border port's coal exports hit record 260 Kt". We have double checked relevant data and further conf

8 China's portside thermal coal prices edge up on growing demand 2023-04-14

Chinese utilities and traders are tentatively returning to the domestic thermal coal market as prices have dropped to the lowest since mid-February after falling for nearly one month. On

9 China Mar coal imports surge to the 2nd highest in history 2023-04-13

China's coal imports surged to the second highest in March, just below the all-time high registered in January 2020, showed the latest customs data released on April 13. The country

10 China's thermal coal miners bearish on near-term pithead prices 2023-04-13

Several thermal coal miners contacted by Sxcoal expressed pessimism about the near-term market and were worried about further price drops, as no strong support enough to reverse current downside tr