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National standard for coal used in chemical industry come into force

The General Rules of Determining Designed Coal and Checked Coal in Modern Coal Chemical Technology (the General Rules) came into force officially on July 1.

07-21-2022 17:52:55

Shanxi province to optimize layout of coal chemical industry

07-15-2022 17:27:28

Indonesian coal ban little impacts China's fuel demand from power sector

Guangzhou (JLC), January 5, 2022-- Indonesia's coal export halt has made little impact on China's fuel demand from power generation as China has prepared sufficient coal for this heating season and Indonesian coal accounts for a small share among China's consumption.

01-05-2022 16:51:46

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

Coal chemical hub asks to half CTO output in Q4

Yulin of Shaanxi in Northwest China, China’s coal chemical hub, plans to cut its CTO output by more than 50%, according to a local government notice.

09-14-2021 09:53:49

China coal market to keep relatively stable

BSPI，Bohai-Rim Steam-Coal Price Index stabilized for three consecutive stages currently, as the supply was limited but the demand was weak in coastal markets.

03-27-2020 17:45:38

NBS: Raw coal output gains in April

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, raw coal output of producers above designated scale climbed 4.1% on the year to 293.3 million mt in April 2018.

05-16-2018 17:33:47

Coal supply keeps tight despite output hitting a record high

Coal supply was still tight amid strong demand though coal output hit a record high.

01-23-2018 16:52:30

China coal imports gains 6.1% YoY in 2017

The total import volume of coal stood at 270.9 million mt over January-December, 2017, gaining by 6.1% YoY. The imported value totaled CNY22,636.7 million, a year-on-year rise of 60%.

01-18-2018 16:43:33

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

China coal price to rise at year-end on tight supply

The coal inventories in Shanxi and Shaanxi stayed low at the year-end, and most mines had shut down for maintenance. In Inner Mongolia, market supply was ample. The trucks for coal loading increased, but the high-quality coal was in shortage.

01-11-2018 17:35:04

China coal market remained robust on improved downstream demand

The coastal coal market gradually picked up in winter as the daily coal consumption of power plants recovered to a high level and downstream demand increased, which led to the growing supply and demand of coal at ports around Bohai.

12-20-2017 17:18:38

Coal price declined to a rational level on the intensifying market supervision

The robust coal market gradually dropped to a rational level in these days affected by the policy regulation. Market sources said coal market price went up during the consumption peak season in the previous years. However, the intensifying supervision policies will curb coal price vibration.

11-16-2017 17:59:17

Steam coal price kept downtrend in the short run

Traders cut offers in these days and they sold some resources at low prices, weakening steam coal market prices.

11-15-2017 14:49:41

Cement production halt in “2+26” cities to curb 9.1 mln mt coal demand

In August 2017, the government issued the Plan about 2017-2018 Autumn and Winter Comprehensive Control of Air Pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Surrounding Areas (the plan). The plan showed over October 2017-March 2018, the mean concentration of PM2.5 in the “2+26” cities

09-30-2017 18:06:31

The coastal coal market kept robust in September

Coal price kept uptrend in the off-peak season of September, and the coastal coal market remained active. The reasons were as follows.

09-30-2017 17:51:23

Coal market forecast in October

China steam coal market went up in mid-September. As of September 26th, the dealing price of 5,500 kcal/kg steam coal gained by CNY110/mt from early September. In October, market coal trading price would stabilize with supply and demand keeping weak in the coastal coal market.

09-30-2017 17:47:16

Coal market stabilized amid the improved supply and demand

In September, hydropower output intensified with temperature cooling down, but thermal power load continued dropping. High energy-consumption and high pollution enterprises cut production amid pro-environment inspection. Therefore, steam coal consumption declined with

09-26-2017 16:54:50

Market panic sentiment emerged as NDRC pledged to secure coal supply

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) pledged to guarantee coal supply these days to prevent coal price from rising further and stabilize coal market. Traders at northern ports took different reactions, as coal prices would be under regulation.

09-26-2017 16:47:37

Four factors boosted steam coal price

Coal supply was tight and coal consumption volume at coastal power plants was higher. Vessels at anchorages increased with high freight rate. Futures price remained high. All these factors drove up steam coal price.

09-22-2017 17:11:47

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