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Coal imports through India's 12 state-run ports totaled 16.66 Mt in Dec, up 3.49% YoY yet down 8.14% MoM. Thermal coal and coking coal imports stood at 10.16 Mt and 6.49 Mt respectively, showed the latest data from Indian Ports Association.
The top five destinations for South African coal in Nov were India, Mozambique, Italy, Vietnam and Germany, with combined shipments accounting for 73.55% of the total, lower than 76.4% MoM. The country's coal deliveries to the top ten buyers took 88.28 % of the total, lower than 90% in Oct. Among the top 10, three was European countries.
S Africa's RBCT port exported 4.93 Mt of coal in Nov, down 2.75% YoY yet up 4.3% MoM. The volume accounted for 82.1% of the country's total, lower than 82.5% from Oct, and sent total exports from Jan to Nov to 55.74 Mt, falling 1.35%.
Eskom, S African state-owned power utility, has synchronized Unit 5 of the Kusile Power Station project to the national grid, adding 800 MW of capacity to the country's power system. The Kusile Power Station, located near eMalahleni in Mpumalanga, consists of six units which should produce a maximum 4,800 MW and is expected to become the country's largest construction project and the world's 4th largest coal plant.
The combined coal production from India's captive and commercial coal mines increased 38% YoY to 14.04 Mt in Dec 2023, media reported. From Apr to Dec, coal output from captive and commercial coal mines amounted to around 98 Mt, up 26% YoY, while the total coal dispatch rose 32% YoY to 103 Mt.
German emissions were at their lowest point in around 70 years, as the country managed to reduce its dependence on coal faster than expected, according to a study published on January 4 showed. German emitted 673 Mt of the greenhouse gases in 2023, 73 Mt lower YoY, showed data from the energy think tank Agora Energiewende.
Canada's largest diversified miner Teck Resources has fully ditched coal after closing the sale of its minority stake in coking coal operations to Japan's Nippon Steel Corporation and South Korean steelmaker POSCO. Nippon Steel now has a 20% interest in Teck's coal business, known as Elk Valley Resources. In exchange, the Japanese firm gave up its prior 2.5% stake in one of Teck's coal operations and has paid $1.7 billion in cash. POSCO traded its interests in two of Teck's coal operations for a 3% stake in the overall coking coal business. The transactions are part of a deal with Glencore in November 2023, which will see the Swiss miner and commodities trader pay $6.9 billion for 77% of Elk Valley Resources.
Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Inc., a listed enterprise owned by China Huaneng Group, generated 107.06 TWh of electricity in 2023, down 4.04% YoY, while grid-connected power stood at 106.24 TWh, falling 4.05% YoY, the company said in a statement.
India's coal production reached 92.92 Mt in Dec, up 10.74% YoY and 9.94% MoM. CIL produced 71.89 Mt of coal, up 8.24% YoY and 8.89% MoM, showed data from Ministry of Coal in India.
The Baotang energy storage station in Foshan city, Guangdong of China, the largest facility of its kind in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, was officially put into operation on Dec 3, local media reported. The station boasts an installed capacity of 300 MW, stores energy from renewable sources like wind and solar power and supplies the stored green energy to households during peak hours. The facility is expected to meet the electricity needs of 200,000 residents in the Greater Bay Area annually.
India's CIL supplied 98 Mt of coal to the non-regulated sector during the first three quarters of the fiscal year 2023-24, rising by 31% from 75 Mt in the year-ago period and hitting a new high, it said on Jan 2.
Inventory of five major steel products in China's 21 cities rebounded slightly in Dec 21-31 after a sequential decline since early Oct, up 1.4% or 0.1 Mt from mid-Dec to 7.29 Mt, according to data from the CISA. The volume was 3.4% or 0.26 Mt lower than the month-ago level.
Indonesia exported a total of 47.36 Mt of coal in Nov 2023, up 13.13% YoY yet down 3.02% MoM, sending Jan-Nov exports up 10.41% YoY to 472 Mt, showed data from BPS.
Daqin railway shipped 34.35 Mt of cargoes in Dec 2023, down 4.74% YoY, with daily shipment at 1.11 Mt. The railway operated 73.8 heavy-haul trains each day, among which, 20,000-tonne trains were 52.9.
The PMI for the steel sector in China's leading steel-making province Hebei fell 4.6 MoM to 46.1 in Dec 2023, back to contractionary zone again, as data from the province's Metallurgical Industry Association showed.
Prices of seaborne thermal coal in the Asia-pacific region remained range-bound on January 5 despite emerging demand from China, which seems not strong enough to drive up the market.A Guangdong-based
China's coking coal price declines have made some coke producers more prudent in placing orders, resulting in lower online auctions settlement, which, in turn, added further downward pressure to the f
Review: Indonesia's Nov coal exports rise over 10% on yr to hit a new highIndonesia's coal exports declined compared to the previous month in November 2023, but still hit a new high for the same perio
China's coking coal market uneasy after 1st coke price cutSome Chinese coking coal miners fretted about further downward risk in their offer prices, in view of growing cautiousness in buying from down
The world's largest ethanol production facility started trial operations on December 28 at Chinese coal firm Huaibei Mining Group in eastern China's Anhui province, with annual capacity of 600,000 ton
Coal imports through India's 12 state-run ports dropped significantly in December from the multi-year high in the previous month, but were still higher than the same period last year, official data sh
1. Coal mine collapse kills 53 in Inner MongoliaA total of 53 workers were confirmed dead after an opencast coal mine collapse occurred in Inner Mongolia on February 22.2. Zero coal import tariff exte
India's coking coal imports via all major state-owned ports was temporarily estimated at 48.825 million tonnes during the first nine months of the current fiscal (April 2023-March 2024), rising 12.97%
The US's coal output over the week ending December 30 was estimated at 8.63 million short tons (7.83 million tonnes), down 23.77% week on week and 1.01% year on year, the lowest level since the start
China's portside thermal coal prices edged up recently, propelled by increased buying interest from some power plants with pressing needs and persistent declines in port stockpiles, but traders were c
Coal India Ltd. (CIL), India's largest state-run coal miner, reported its coal production rose 11.05% year on year to 531.9 million tonnes during April-December 2023, accounting for 68.2% of the produ
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India's steel production reached new highs in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, according to data from the Ministry of Steel.The country's finished steel output came in at 89.71 milli
China will reinstate tariffs on coal imports from January 1, 2024, according to an announcement issued by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on December 28.Coal imports from Australia
The Watang-Rizhao railway (also known as Wari railway), a major coal transportation route in northern China, saw its transport volume exceed 100 million tonnes for 2023, Xinhua News Agency reported.Th
India's coal production increased to 92.87 million tonnes in December 2023, marking a year-on-year jump of 10.75% from last year's figure of 83.86 million tonnes, data from the ministry of coal showed
Hengyuan Coal Industry and Electricity Power Co., Ltd., a Shanghai-listed coal producer in eastern China's Anhui province, expects domestic thermal coal prices to remain largely stable in 2024, it sai
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the steel sector in China's leading steel-making province Hebei fell 4.6 month on month to 46.1 in December this year, as data from the province's Metallurgica
CHN Energy Xinjiang Energy Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of state-run China Energy Investment Corporation, started the construction of Hongshaquan No.2 opencast coal mine on December 28, Xinjiang Daily repor
Coal inventory surged at China's major transshipment port of Qinhuangdao last week, with the intra-week peak hitting the highest since late September 2018, as outflows slumped by the long suspension c
China's coking coal imports are forecast to further climb to 99-100 million tonnes in 2024, up 2-4% from 2023 level, said a senior analyst at a conference on December 20.The increase would mainly come
Hydropower generation in China registered year-on-year growth for the fourth consecutive month in November, but the rate further narrowed from November. The output figure posted a sharp decline from t
Chinese metallurgical coke producers showed slightly elevated production enthusiasm, mainly encouraged by improved profitability and eased environmental checks.Sxcoal's tracking data showed the utiliz
Thermal coalProduction area Thermal coal prices were generally stable, yet several miners slightly raised prices in response to improved coal dispatches. Supply contracted with some mines cutting prod
China's coal industry has experienced significant fluctuations in recent years, not only in terms of prices but also in production capacity. The transition from the previous capacity elimination to th
Anthracite prices in China's main production regions faced downward pressure during the past week amid sluggish demand.Anthracite miners maintained low operating rates as coal mines completing annual
China's lump anthracite market extended weakness in December, with prices keeping moving downwards amid dull trading atmosphere. The snowy weather disrupted trucking activities and coal deliveries. Wi
Coal inventory trended lower at China's major transshipment port of Qinhuangdao last week, as outflows further increased amid rising demand from power plants with record-breaking low temperatures in s
Thermal coalProduction area Mine-mouth prices stayed range-bound. Supply slightly tightened as some mines arranged maintenance during the past New Year holiday. Demand remained ordinary, with downstre
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