China’s coking coal imports increased by 77.3% in Dec 2023
January 22, 2024
The latest data shows that in December 2023, China imported 11.464 million tons of coking coal, a year-on-year increase of 77.3%
Tag: Metallurgical Coal
South32 coal production falls sharply
January 22, 2024
Diversified mining company South32 on Monday reported a sharp drop in coal production, with metallurgical coal output slumping by 50%
Cyclone forming near Australia’s coast may have ‘severe impact’
January 20, 2024
Australia’s resource-rich Queensland state is bracing for its second tropical cyclone in a little more than a month
China’s Drive for Record Coal Output Spurs Yet Another Deadly Accident
January 15, 2024
The human toll of ever-increasing coal production in China is once again to the fore after thirteen were killed in a mine accident
India’s met coal imports rise 3% in 2023
January 14, 2024
India’s imports of metallurgical coal in CY’23 stood at around 71 million tonnes (mnt) as against 69 mnt in CY’22, an increase of 3% y-o-y
China’s Blast Furnace capacity rebounds after 10-week drop
January 12, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate ended a 10-week drop and rebounded to 82.56% during January 5-11
Improved Transportation Boosts China’s Expectations for More Mongolian Coal Imports
January 12, 2024
China is poised to witness a potential record surge in the import of Mongolian coking coal in 2024, following a more-than-doubling in 2023
Coal News & Price Data – January 12, 2024 – Weekly Met Market Summary
January 12, 2024
In the Australian metallurgical coal market, prime hard coal prices are expected to remain stable despite low spot demand
Australia’s Queensland coal ship queues stubbornly high
January 11, 2024
Australia’s Queensland coal ship queues remain stubbornly high, as weather interruptions disrupted the usual December increase in exports
Australia’s November coking coal exports rebound
January 11, 2024
Australia’s metallurgical coking coal exports rose above 13mn t in November for the first time in five months
China’s coking coal supply restrained by safety checks in 2023
January 10, 2024
China faced difficulties to increase its coking coal supply notably in 2023, as frequent safety inspections soared
Met Market Thoughts
January 9, 2024
Met prices are driven primarily by China, then marginally by other regional demand sources, so let’s start there