
China’s coal imports hit record high in 2023
China imported 474.42 million tonnes of all types of coal and lignite during 2023, higher by 61.8% from 2022 and an all-time record high

China imported 474.42 million tonnes of all types of coal and lignite during 2023, higher by 61.8% from 2022 and an all-time record high

Preliminary statistics released by Vietnam Customs show that in 2023, Vietnam’s coal imports will increase significantly year-on-year

This northern hemisphere winter has been mild overall, and most of 2024 could be wrecked by high inventories, leading to subdued demand

The US EIA revised its 2024 coal export projection down to 91 million short tons, a 9% decrease from the 2023 exports of 100 million st

The two Port Waratah Coal Services terminals at the coal port of Newcastle shipped more in 2023 than 2022 with a firmer end to the year.

In 2023, Russia ramped up coal supplies to China almost 1.5 times to all-time high of more than 100 million tons

Chinese buyers’ interest in imported thermal coal cargoes is likely to ease from last year’s highs in 2024.

Indonesian thermal coal exports rose by 7% y-o-y to 360.58 million tonnes (mnt) in CY’23 as against 336.78 mnt in CY’22

Indonesia’s seaborne coal exports increased again from the previous month, an increase of more than 20% YoY.

China witnessed a continuous expansion of advanced coal production capacity from 2021 to 2023 from robust output and substantial coal imports

Asia’s imports of seaborne thermal coal rose to a record high in December as top buyer China sucked up cargoes amid peak winter demand

From the perspective of the European natural gas market, winter is over as the region’s mild weather has left supplies plentiful