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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

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

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

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

Steam coal prices may not slump despite the weak spot market

Steam coal inventory kept rising in major ports and the overall transacting prices went down. Downstream power plants did not have great intentions to purchase coal from market and held wait-and-see attitudes. It is the slack season for steam coal industry in the first quarter

04-20-2017 15:36:32

Steam coal prices in main producing areas to edge down with the rising sales pressure

Steam coal prices in main producing areas edged down over April 10th-14th. Market participants held wait-and-see attitude and mine traders had great sales pressures against the previous time. Yulin 5,800 kcal/kg and Erdos 5,500 kcal/kg steam coal prices kept unchanged at CNY470/mt

04-17-2017 17:37:14

Steam coal prices to be steady in April

Coal prices at ports and producing areas kept stable generally. As for demand, by end-March, the daily coal consumption of six major power plants still kept high at 670,000 mt, gaining 18.4% YoY; as for supply

04-11-2017 10:27:14

Steam coal prices in producing regions keep steady

In late March, with the release of coal capacity, supply and demand pattern kept loose, weakening the periodic favorable factors, and coal price growth in producing areas stopped. Meanwhile, downstream coal prices slipped amid the price adjustment.

04-11-2017 08:40:25

Steam coal prices to drop steadily in April

Production resumption increased at coal mines in all regions with the steady rise of coal supply after the two sessions, and coal prices in producing areas dropped from the previous period.

03-27-2017 17:22:13

Steam coal prices rise amid the tight supply

In March, the overall coal market kept considerable with the rising steam coal prices and steady coking coal prices. Insiders predicted steam coal market prices would be inhibited affected by market demand slowdown in the future, but coking coal market prices will still maintain stable.

03-21-2017 18:06:44

Steam coal prices edge up with active transactions at ports

On March 8th, BSPI (Bohai-rim Steam Coal Price Index) was quoted at CNY593/mt, gaining CNY4/mt from that on March 1st. The following three factors caused steal coal prices rise around Bohai.

03-17-2017 09:24:11

Steam coal prices grow amid tight supply and rising downstream restocking

During the two sessions’ period, all regional governments launched frequent and strict safety inspections for coal mines. In general, coal supply from producing regions became tighter

03-09-2017 17:52:18

Steam coal prices to rise to CNY600/mt in slack season

Steam coal prices dropped as insiders’ expectations after the Spring Festival holiday, but it grew suddenly after the Lantern Festival. Some coal analysts thought the stable coal price would be the key in 2017 and roller coaster situation will not emerge again.

03-02-2017 17:39:26

Supply-side reform continues shoring up steam coal prices

Shenhua Group announced on July 1st to lift waterborne coal prices by CNY12-16/mt, as expected by market players. July contract prices for Shenhua Blended 5,500 kcal/kg steam coal rose by CNY15/mt to CNY417/mt.

07-07-2016 11:27:13

NBS: Steam coal prices rise in mid-June

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), anthracite prices kept stable, steam coal prices rose and coking coal prices dipped in mid-June.

06-24-2016 16:12:59

Waterborne steam coal prices likely to rise by CNY10-15/mt in July

Overall, a bullish tinge dominates the steam coal market on the back of tight supply and a coming summer peak for electricity demand. Waterborne steam coal prices are likely to gain by CNY10-15/mt in July, and the uptrend might extend to the end of August.

06-23-2016 15:31:38

Steam coal prices look to rise in July with a summer peak pending

Price trends for different coal varieties are likely to divide in July.

06-20-2016 09:36:20

Steam coal prices in Shaanxi gain in May

Shaanxi steam coal market gained in May, mainly due to three factors.

06-13-2016 11:01:43

Waterborne steam coal prices bounce back to above CNY400/mt

It was planned to lift waterborne steam coal prices by CNY10/mt at a meeting between four coal majors and the China National Coal Association on May 27th.

05-30-2016 14:50:32

Steam coal prices predicted to seesaw in 2016

Steam coal prices are likely to bottom out in 2016 after over four years’ decline. The supply and demand is predicted to come back to balance after a moderate shrinkage in both.

02-26-2016 14:49:24

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