Weekly China coal market news summary (Jun 26-30)

sxcoal.com Import & Export,  Production & Sales,  Thermal Coal,  Coking Coal 2023-06-30 16:41:39

China's portside thermal coal prices drift higher on transactions

China's portside thermal coal market has witnessed a small rally again as offer prices gained on the conclusion of several trades, al...

 

Zhunger's 46 coal mines approved to add capacity of 66.6 Mtpa

Zhunger Banner in northern China's Inner Mongolia has recently received approval from local authority for the capacity expansion of 6...

 

Inner Mongolia to strengthen coal mines safety control

China's second largest coal-producing region Inner Mongolia has decided to strengthen safety management controls on underground coal ...

 

Inner Mongolia coal import value surges 250.7% YoY in Jan-May

Northern China's Inner Mongolia imported 18.76 billion yuan worth of coal in the first five months this year, an increase of 250.7% f...

 

Review: nearly half China's May coking coal imports come from Mongolia

China's coking coal imports in May, though retreated from highs in previous two months, still remained at a relatively high level for...

 

Coal stocks in 18 rail-linked power plants in Hubei enough for 51 days of use

Coal inventories at 18 rail-fed power plants in central China's Hubei province jumped 20.2% from a year earlier to 5.91 million tonne...

 

China's coal mining and washing industry profit down 18.8% YoY in Jan-May

China's coal mining and washing industry earned a total profit of 365.8 billion yuan (around $52.26 billion) in the first five months...

 

Ningxia Jan-May raw coal output up 4.1% YoY

Northwestern China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region produced 40.25 million tonnes of raw coal from January to May, up 4.1% on the year...

 

Qinghai Jan-May power generation down 4.7% YoY, consumption up 11.2%

Northwestern China's Qinghai province generated 39.42 TWh of electricity from January to May, falling 4.7% from a year earlier, accor...

 

Liaoning railway-supplied power plants hold 37 days of coal stocks

Coal inventory of 58 power plants with direct supply through railways within the coverage area of China Railway Shenyang Group, mainl...

 

Hunan May power consumption up over 10% on yr

Central China's Hunan province used 17.37 TWh of electricity in May 2023, rising 10.5% year on year, showed data from Hunan Provincia...

 

(Writing by Rebecca Liu  Editing by Harry Huo)
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