India coal imports fall to 20 MMT in July as thermal coal and petcoke decline

India coal imports and coke shipments fell to 20.141 MMT in July 2026, down 8.54% year on year and 9.90% month on month. Thermal coal imports declined to 11.433 MMT, while petcoke imports plunged to a 53-month low of 0.551 MMT. Coking coal moved differently, rising 14.65% month on month to 6.073 MMT even though volumes were 1.28% lower than […]