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Coal-based methanol units face low profits, despite falling coal prices

Shandong (JLC), May 11, 2023—China’s coal-methanol enterprises mostly suffered from margins losses in January-April, though coal prices continued to fall in the stint.

05-11-2023 17:09:56

Coal-based methanol units face narrower losses on slipping coal prices

Shandong (JLC), March 1, 2023—The margin loss of coal-based methanol units narrowed but the cost pressure lingered.

03-01-2023 17:56:48

Methanol futures prices pick up on higher coal prices

Shandong (JLC), February 24, 2023—China methanol futures prices rallied, driven up by rebounded coal prices.

02-24-2023 17:42:57

China methanol supply down on high coal prices

Shandong (JLC), July 20, 2022—China methanol supply narrowed as the increase of coal price led to the shutdown or run rates reduction of coal-based methanol units amid margin losses.

07-20-2022 11:59:06

Port methanol market performs slack on falling coal prices

Shandong (JLC), October 26, 2021--Port methanol prices moved down in late October as the government’s policy weighed down on coal prices.

10-26-2021 17:12:41

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

Inner Mongolia methanol and coal prices rebound

Shandong (JLC), February 15, 2019--Methanol prices rebounded in Inner Mongolia in the last 5 years as coal prices rose after falling.

02-15-2019 16:46:02

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

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