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China coal market overview in July and forecast in August

In July, China coal market kept stable. Downstream steel industry and coke market both saw volatility; oversupply was eased in coking coal market with rising market prices; steam coal market kept rangebound in peak season.

08-10-2017 18:00:34

About 40% steam coal mining capacity incurs losses nationwide in August

43.4% of steam coal mining capacity under monitoring was in the red in August, dropping by 18 percentage points from that in July, while about 60% coking coal mining capacity made a loss in the month, down by 19 percentage points from last month.

09-29-2016 14:59:20

China coal mining and dressing sector eyes profits grow by 15% YoY from January to August

Profits from the coal mining and dressing industry attained CNY22.48 billion in the January-August period, climbing by 15% on the year and rising by CNY7.93 billion versus the first seven months.

09-27-2016 17:56:15

China Coal Energy sees commercial coal output drop by about 5% MoM in August

China Coal Energy reported a commercial coal output of 6.37 million mt in August, dropping by 2.46 million mt or 27.9% on the year and sliding by 350,000 mt or 5.21% on the month.

09-18-2016 09:18:01

China raw coal output drops by 11% YoY to 278 mln mt in August

China’s raw coal output reached 278.09 million mt in August, down by 11% YoY. Raw coal output totaled 2.18 billion mt in the first eight months, a yearly drop of 10.2%.

09-13-2016 17:12:14

Shenhua Group lifts spot coal prices by CNY18/mt for mid-August sales

Shenhua Group released waterborne steam coal spot prices for mid-August on August 22nd, with average prices rising by CNY18/mt from those in early August.

08-23-2016 14:11:35

Four coal majors seen to raise August coal prices by CNY25/mt

China’s four coal majors, including Shenhua Group, China Coal, Datong Coal Mine and Yitai Coal, are set to lift coal prices by CNY25/mt for August, market sources bet, but adding it the price lift still waited to be approved by authorities.

07-29-2016 15:45:32

Coal majors expected to lift August coal prices on severe tightness

Traders predict coal majors to lift waterborne coal contract prices by CNY15-20/mt for August.

07-26-2016 17:54:41

Waterborne coal prices likely to hike amid tight supply in August

Waterborne coal prices are likely to see a large upturn from July to August, owing to thin supply, low inventory and strong demand.

07-15-2016 10:04:47

Review on China coal imports in August

Under an economic slowdown and strengthening environmental protection regulations, production of downstream products like electricity, coke and crude steel dropped to different extents, drawing coal consumption lower, which is a key drag on China’s coal imports.

09-29-2015 10:47:05

Ceke's Mongolian raw coal imports hike by 41.56% in August

Ceke border imported 936,830 mt of raw coal from Mongolia in August, a yearly surge of 41.56%. Total value of the imports was CNY148.07 million, a yearly growth of 20.03%.

09-10-2015 11:14:34

China coal exports increase by 17.78% YoY in August 2015

According to the General Administration of Customs, China’s coal exports amounted to 530,000 mt in August 2015, a monthly growth of 120,000 mt or 29.27% and a yearly increase of 80,000 mt or 17.78%.

09-10-2015 10:39:57

China coal imports slip by 17.73% MoM in August 2015

According to the General Administration of Customs, China’s coal imports reached 17.49 million mt in August 2015, a yearly drop of 1.37 million mt or 7.26% and a monthly slump of 3.77 million mt or 17.73%.

09-10-2015 10:14:18

China August Official Manufacture PMI: 49.7

In August, 2015, China manufacture PMI is 49.7%, decreasing by 0.3 percent point MoM, firstly lower than critical point of 50 since February, 2015.

09-09-2015 15:37:07

New low comes to August PMI initial value

China August manufacture PMI initial value was 47.1, lower than predicted 48.2 and previous value 47.8, consecutively hovering below threshold 50.0 for 6 months, beating new bottom since March, 2009.

08-24-2015 16:05:47

China coal market to drop further in August

The coal price decline starting from H2 July stretches into August amid soft economy, robust hydropower generation and increasing overhauls at steel mills. The coking coal market was even weaker than the steam coal market, as consumption was fragile.

08-12-2015 17:04:47

Hydrogenation of benzene July review and August forecast

This month, chemical enterprises failed to up-adjust petrobenzene causing East China terminal traders mostly carrying out petrobenzene contracts, shrinking market portion of hydrogenation of benzene.

08-04-2015 15:39:32

Coal Price Rebounds in Shaanxi in August

In August, coal price in Shaanxi province began to rebound, and both coal output and sales represented a MoM increase.

09-25-2014 15:31:34

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