Turkey's October imports of bituminous thermal coal rose to an all-time monthly high of 2.921 million mt, following record shipments of Colombian and Russian coal, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). October ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, coking coal
Dropping Chinese demand for imported thermal coal will likely have the biggest impact on US producers who sell into markets across the Atlantic, global research firm Wood Mackenzie said Wednesday, December 17. That is because the ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Mining
Prices in China's domestic thermal coal market slumped dramatically in Monday's Asian trading session as the effect of Shenhua's cut to its thermal coal prices late last week and depressed buying interest among Chinese power plants took a ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Coal Prices, coal
Uncertainty over the scale of widely-expected price cuts by Chinese coal producers for July domestic cargoes has cast a cloud over the South China market for imported thermal coal, market sources said Tuesday. Because of this, buyers and ...
Tags: Thermal coal, Domestic Cargoes
The Asian seaborne cargo market for 5,500 kcal/kg NAR imported thermal coal was weaker Monday, with bids slipping to about $70/mt CFR South China amid talk Chinese coal producer Shenhua was on the verge of cutting prices. Buying interest ...
Tags: Shenhua Price, CFR China
Global demand for imported thermal coal is expected to continue to grow but at a slower rate of 2% per year until 2018, as China faces an oversupply of domestic coal and shifts to a more diverse mix of renewable energy sources to address ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, coal production
The prospect of Beijing banning imports of low-calorific value thermal coal again loomed over the Chinese seaborne market as the policy was rumoured to form the centerpiece of a tough new environmental law enacted by China's parliament, ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, lignite
Chinese inquiries for imported thermal coal have picked up amid stabilizing domestic prices and lower freight rates, but a wide bid-offer spread continues to deter spot deals, sources said Tuesday. Australian suppliers have raised their ...
Seaborne prices at China's southern ports searched for direction in thin Asia trade Monday as currency and freight issues for the most part precluded deals in the CFR South China market, said traders. The Platts/Fenwei CFR South China ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, China market, weaker currency
The focus in the Chinese spot market was back on domestic thermal coal prices, which buckled in Asia trade and caused buying interest on cargoes of imported fuel to sink below $75/mt CFR South China in many cases, said market sources. ...
Tags: Buckles, Thermal Coal
Two trades for mid-calorific value imported thermal coal for delivery to ports in South China were heard in the seaborne market during Friday's Asia trading session, supporting prices, said market sources. The Platts/Fenwei CFR South ...
Tags: thermal coal, Mineral
More Chinese thermal coal buyers may renege on contracts for imported thermal coal shipments as international prices continue to slide, sources said Tuesday. "All the [thermal coal] prices have come down and so some reports of Chinese ...
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Chinese domestic thermal coal prices have fallen further, fuelling speculation that some power utilities might be looking to walk away from existing contracts for imported material, sources said Monday. "I have heard rumours maybe that ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Domestic Prices
Not many thermal coal buyers are looking to conclude deals for imported material this week with Chinese Lunar New Year holidays approaching, sources said Monday. "The delivery window before the Lunar New Year is closed," a source at a ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Imported Material
A higher-than-expected increase Wednesday in FOB prices at China's Qinhuangdao port for 5,500 kcal/kg NAR domestic thermal coal gave a lift to imported thermal coal prices which advanced to $79/mt basis South China ports, said market ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, high-ash cargo