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The Indian steel industry is meeting its coking core requirements largely through imports. India has ample reserves of medium cooking coal that can be washed to bring down ash content by 17 to 18% for supplying metallurgical coal to integrated steel plants. In FY 2324 India steel industry imported a record 57MT of coking coal in addition to 3.73Mt of […]
International thermal coal prices remain firmly in the red zone as the market grapples with persistently weak demand. The supply side remains strong, and freight costs are falling, further intensifying pressure on prices. This has empowered buyers with considerable negotiating leverage. With the year-end approaching, buyers are pushing for discounts, and sellers are under pressure to finalize deals before the […]
Despite high inventory levels throughout the year, the Chinese thermal coal market remained fundamentally loose in 2024, with declining prices and reduced volatility. 2025 is projected to see continued high coal production driven by capacity additions, particularly in Xinjiang, alongside government incentives to maintain output. Increased renewable energy capacity will gradually suppress coal demand in power generation, while demand in […]
AI, the transition to the cloud, and increasingly connected consumers are generating so much data that the world will need not only more datacenters, but more electricity to power those data centers. What will power this growth? Coal remains a reliable, cheap and stable option as a source of energy for datacenters…. For data centers alone, electricity demand is projected […]
This report, uses a novel dataset and case studies to establish a baseline of local economic performance in fossil fuel–dependent communities between 2004 and 2019. This period captures the peak and first decade of decline of the US coal industry as well as the shale revolution that boosted US oil and gas production. The United States is the world’s fourth-largest […]
The latest market trends for metallurgical coal (met coal), metallurgical coke (met coke), and pulverized coal injection (PCI) highlight a bearish sentiment across global steel-related commodities. The data indicates subdued demand, price resistance, and oversupply pressures dominating the landscape. Regional variations in trade activity reflect underlying economic conditions and supply chain dynamics, particularly in key markets such as China, India, […]
According to this new study, given certain market conditions and in the absence of of U.S. LNG, consumers in emerging Asian markets switching to coal or oil. These markets are extremely price sensitive and have typically switched to coal and oil when LNG prices rise. Delivered HH (Henry Hub) indexed prices into Asia have supported in keeping a check on oil […]
Coal production and imports recovered strongly in September both from August levels and compared to 2023, in part to make up for low hydro generation. A weak economy and high stocks suggest imports could slow sequentially in the coming months even if they remain up y/y. Domestic production is set to rise as the winter heating season begins and energy […]
International thermal coal prices softened across key markets this week, driven by bearish fundamentals and muted demand. European spot prices hit a three-week low as geopolitical tensions eased, while South African prices also saw a decline. Chinese buyers avoided seaborne coal due to competitive domestic pricing, and Indian demand remained sluggish amid robust domestic production and seasonally low power consumption. […]
