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China INE crude falls on China’s plan to cut coal prices

Guangzhou (JLC), October 20, 2021--The price of crude futures on China’s Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) slipped further Wednesday, after China’s plan to cut coal prices and a build in the US crude stocks.

10-20-2021 19:09:11

China steam coal prices rocket amid tight supply, strong demand

Beijing (JLC), September 29, 2021--China’s steam coal market is in a deep backwardation, with spot prices significantly higher than futures prices, which indicates strong bullishness in the spot market.

09-29-2021 18:41:26

Major enterprises cut coal prices, fueling wait-and-see sentiment

Five major coal enterprises in Shanxi had cut coal prices by at least CNY15/mt. These five enterprises included Shanxi Coal Imp. & Exp. Group, Lu’an Group, Shanxi Coking Coal Group, Yangquan Coal Industry Group and Jinneng Group.

01-16-2018 17:58:39

Coal prices to be stable with inventory only meeting 13-day normal consumption

On August 20th, China major power plants’ coal inventory hit the three-month low and they would launch restocking activities in September. Therefore, coal prices will not plunge in the short run.

08-28-2017 14:14:43

The spot steam coal prices surged amid strong demand

Ex-stock prices of steam coal continued rising in July. Coal supply in the main producing regions will keep tight in the short run and futures prices of steam coal will go up amid strong demand.

07-27-2017 14:10:45

China coal prices continued rising in hot weather

China power consumption constantly hit the record high amid the hot weather, driving up coal prices. According to the latest data on July 24th, 5,500 kcal/kg steam coal prices at Qinhuangdao port read CNY605/mt, gaining 6.1% WoW again.

07-27-2017 14:07:20

More long-term coal contract was traded at ports, market coal prices may drop

In mid-June, Shenhua Group and China National Coal Group suspended the spot thermal coal sales. On July 11th, in order to guarantee coal using of the long-term coal contract users, Shenhua Trading Group issued the Notice about Stopping Selling the Spot Steam Coal again.

07-14-2017 18:24:29

Coal prices may hit a new high in the short run

Policy risk mitigated. Shenhua Group raised the EX-stock price of 5,500 kcal/kg steam coal price by CNY30/mt, which was followed by China National Coal Group. The price policies of the two Groups further weakened market expectations on policy risk.

07-12-2017 18:12:42

Coal prices continue climbing amid the reducing cargo arrivals at ports

Traders launched trading activities positively these days amid the tight coal resources in some main producing regions. On June 5th, transacting price at Qinhuangdao Port edged up and kept rising. As of June 26th, 5,500 kcal/kg steam coal price was offered at CNY600-630/mt,

06-28-2017 14:24:13

Steam coal market picks up with stable coal prices

The experts predict steam coal prices will climb and stabilize in the short run. On June 12th, according to the latest data issued by China Coal Transportation & Sale Society (CCTS), coal stockpiles at Qinhuangdao dipped to 5.31 million mt and coal price stayed unchanged at CNY565/mt,

06-14-2017 10:19:42

Steam coal prices move downward amid the sluggish demand

Raw coal output grew positively in March, 2017 and gained 9.9% in April with the promotion of supply side structural reform. According to the data issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, China raw coal output in April

06-06-2017 16:20:58

Coal prices keep gloomy in May amid the bearish factors

In May, domestic coal market moved downward, especially for port coal market, coal prices dipped CNY110/mt from the high level of CNY685/mt in late March. This month, run rate of coal mines in producing areas kept high

05-24-2017 09:53:29

CNCA: Coal prices edge down and supply to remain loose

On May 22nd, China National Coal Association （CNCA） issued the Bulletin about the Current National Coal Economy Operation Situation (hereinafter referred to as Bulletin), which elaborated China coal economy operation situation since 2017 and gave a prediction on coal trend.

05-24-2017 09:35:01

Shanxi Jincheng coal prices see stable growth

Coal product prices in Jincheng climbed steadily after fast rise and the monthly growth of them read 0.2%, 0.8%, 3.9% and 2.4% respectively over January-April.

05-18-2017 15:02:20

Port market coal prices drop below long-term contract price

China entered the traditional slack season of coal consumption, and affected by thermal power unit overhaul and downstream thick wait-and-see attitude, power plants had weak intentions to transport coal. The anchored vessels at ports around Bohai reduced against the peak season

05-17-2017 16:58:28

Supply and demand to impact coal prices in May

Affected by the coal release in producing areas and the guide of national macro-control, capacity release of upstream coal enterprises was noticeable, especially in coal producing areas, a great number of coal mines resumed production, increasing sales and delivery volume.

05-11-2017 18:00:55

Coal prices will move downward in May

In April, the inbound resource haulage reduced affected by Daqin line and Shuozhou-Huanghua line maintenance; coal demand of the coastal power plants was dim despite daily consumption keeping high, and they were inactive to transport coal from the northern ports.

05-04-2017 17:50:00

Producing areas and ports’ coal prices move closer to a reasonable range

With the upcoming traditional slack season of coal consumption from late April to early May, the effective production capacity at coal mines in producing areas was released completely, showing coal prices will gradually return to a rational range.

04-26-2017 17:52:28

Coal prices may fall to CNY600/mt amid the weak supply-demand in coastal market

In April, affected by railway maintenance and the slack season of coal consumption, port coal kept balanced between inbound and outbound volume and coal inventory remained stable with the dropping anchored vessels.

04-25-2017 14:13:32

Steam coal prices are predicted to drop amid the unrecovered port inventory

With the production resumption of coal enterprises, pithead coal inventory grew slowly and the tight supply situation that emerged in March got changed. Unit maintenance of power plants was still in the progress and they held weak purchasing intentions.

04-25-2017 10:06:40

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