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Wari railway kicked in its spring maintenance on Mar 16, with 3 hours every day until Apr 9, its operator CR Taiyuan Group said.
Australia earned A$9.59 billion ($6.43 billion) in Jan from coal exports, dipping 0.64% YoY and down 20.6% MoM, showed data from Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Ten miners reported missing after an explosion caused by accumulated gas in coal mines in central Colombia have been found dead, raising the death toll to 21, authorities said on Mar 16.
China's electricity consumption increased 11% YoY to 695 TWh in Feb, showed data from the National Energy Administration on Mar 14.
India's power producer HPCGCL issued a tender seeking up to 587,000 tonnes of seaborne thermal coal for its three power plants, which is set to close on Mar 21.
Gas explosion at six adjoining coal mines in central Colombia killed 11 workers and trapped 10 underground on Mar 14.
China's foreign trade in goods registered a surplus of $25.9b in February, on par with the same period last year, the country's forex regulator said on Mar 15.
China's power generation of all sources totaled 1,349.7 TWh during Jan-Feb, a 0.7% rise YoY, data from NBS showed on Mar 15.
Canada's coal output in Dec 2022 fell for the 4th consecutive month, to the lowest level since Jan 2022, data from Statistics Canada showed. The country produced 2.88 Mt of coal in the month, down 7% or 217,000 t YoY. This came also 2.1% or 63,000 t MoM.
Daily crude steel output at key member firms of China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) stood at 2.15 Mt during Mar 1-10, falling 3.08% compared with the previous ten days, the CISA data showed.
NW China's Shaanxi province, one of the country's top three coal-producing provinces, is expected to supply 16.15 Mt of coal to SW China's Chongqing municipality in 2023, 18.8% higher YoY, meeting 54% of the total demand by coal-fired power plants in the city.
China Taiwan's coal imports totaled 4.34 Mt in Feb of 2023, down 10.28% YoY but up 4.08% MoM, the preliminary customs data showed.
Port Hedland, the largest iron ore export terminal in Western Australia, exported 38.81 Mt of iron ore in Feb, down 1.59% YoY and 19.14% MoM, data from Pilbara Port Authority showed. In Feb, the port exported 34.01 Mt of iron ore to China, up 1.94% YoY but down 17.46% MoM. China represented 88% of its total iron ore exports.
Colombia's coal exports stood at 4.39 Mt in Jan, down 7.9% YoY and 19.17% MoM, the lowest since Sep 2022, showed data from Colombia National Department Administrative of Statistics.
According to Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade, about 57.9 Mt of coal are expected to be supplied in 2023, with 44.7 Mt planned to be domestically produced and 13.2 Mt imported.
The spot thermal coal market at northern China ports remained stagnant, with sellers firm in offer prices on high costs and buyers waiting for more price corrections. The situation has ca
China's coking coal sales remained subdued as prudence prevailed among coking plants and trades, while sentiment continued to cool down by decline of settlement prices or failures for online auctions.
Thermal coal market in China's northern production hubs showed little changes from the day prior as supply-demand fundamentals remained in a balance. The weekly survey conducted by Sxcoal
China's meteorological authority has forecasted three rounds of rainfall to occur in some places of southern China, which will bring a respite for the nation's strained hydropower generation.
Australia's Jan coal export value falls 20.6% YoY Australia earned A$9.59 billion ($6.43 billion) in January from coal exports, dipping 0.64% from a year ago and down 20.6% on the mon...
China Feb power consumption up 11% on yr China's electricity consumption increased 11% year on year to 695 TWh in February, showed data from the National Energy Administratio...
Thermal coal Production area Prices remained stable in major production areas as a whole, and only a few mines adjusted prices. Miners continued to focus on term contract supplies. Traders st
China's raw coal production during January-February this year notched the highest for the same period in history, yet its year-on-year growth significantly shrank to 5.8%. Potential decline of product
Northwestern China's Qinghai province generated 14.86 TWh of power in January-February, down 3.8% year on year, local energy administration data showed. Hydropower output fell 18.3% on th
Wari railway, a key channel to ship coal from Shanxi province to eastern provinces in China, kicked off spring maintenance on March 16, state media reported, citing operator CR Taiyuan Group.
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has officially revised the formula for coal reference price (HBA) as stated in the Decree of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources co
Two members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, have called for reliable coal supply and streamlined
Infographic | China Taiwan coal imports in Feb 2023
Mongolia exported 828,500 tonnes of iron ore in January-February, jumping 168.27% or 519,700 tonnes from a year ago, showed latest data from the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCGA).
Coal remained the most important energy source for electricity generation in Germany in 2022, according to preliminary results published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Appr
China's coal imports from Australia are expected to increase as all domestic companies are reportedly allowed to resume the coal trade with the country. Ports and customs offices have bee
Vietnam is forecasted to produce and import 284.5 TWh of electricity this year, 16 TWh or 6% more than 2022, local mediate reported. The forecast is also 11.3%, or 29 TWh greater than 202
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.
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd, also known as Baosteel, a subsidiary of state-run China Baowu Steel Group, continued to increase its domestic base prices for some main steel products by 100-200 yuan/
China churned out 734.23 million tonnes of raw coal during January-February 2023, rising 5.8% from a year ago, with the growth expanding 3.4 percentage points compared with December, showed data from
Indonesian thermal coal prices increased as Chinese buyers cranked up purchases to boost inventories before a potential supply shortage in the fasting month of Ramadan that starts in late March.
Indonesian thermal coal prices stabilized from the previous weeklong downward trend as Chinese utilities issued fresh tenders for seaborne import cargoes. On March 8, several trades were
The thermal coal market at China's main production heartlands witnessed uptrend this week, after mine-mouth prices posted two rounds of declines since the Chinese New Year holidays ended in late Ja
China's portside thermal coal market registered higher selling prices but sluggish trading activity, underscoring the perception that sentiment was the main driver to recent rebound rather than change
Coking coal inventories held by Chinese mining firms extended decline into the second week, yet this seems not enough to reverse the downtrend of prices against growing prudence among buyers.
China's coking coal prices may face downside correction, with prudence growing among coke firms and traders after fast rallies in the previous two weeks. On March 6, Fenwei
Spot thermal coal prices continued to move higher at northern China ports, with participants citing bullish sentiment as the main driver, while the downstream began to adopt a wait-and-see mode again
Coal inventories at China's major transshipment port of Qinhuangdao fell for the fourth straight week to draw near the 5-million-tonne level last week, as daily outflows continued to be supported by h
China's thermal coal prices showed signs of stabilizing on March 6 due to renewing demand from end users, especially from cement factories that are ready to resume operation in mid-March.
China's coking coal market saw mounting downside risks as supplies continued to recover along with resumption of some opencast coal mines in Wuhai of Inner Mongolia, yet sales were subdued with growin