- Tuesday April 23,2024
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N China's Inner Mongolia registered a 3.9% y-o-y growth in raw coal output during Jan-Mar, reaching 320 Mt, while March's output rose 6.1% YoY to 120 Mt, according to local statistics bureau.
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China imported 9.0 Mt of coking coal in Mar, falling 6.7% YoY yet rising 14.4% MoM, according to the latest data from the GAC. The import value came in at $1.42 bln, down 26.9% YoY but up 2.4% MoM.
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Coal imports through India's 12 state-run ports totaled 17.11 Mt in Mar, down 1.28% YoY yet up 18.93% MoM. Thermal coal and coking coal imports stood at 11.53 Mt and 5.58 Mt respectively, showed the latest data from Indian Ports Association.
- Monday April 22,2024
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China's installed power generation capacity reached 2.99 TW by the end of Mar 2024, a 14.5% rise YoY, showed data from the NEA. Hydropower installations totaled 423.4 GW, up 1.9% YoY, while thermal capacity reached 1.40 TW, a 4.2% rise YoY.
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Coal production in Russia's key producing area of Kuzbass declined 2.0% or 1.1 Mt YoY to 52.8 Mt in Jan-Mar 2024, according to the Ministry of Coal Industry of Kuzbass.
- Friday April 19,2024
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Japan imported 13.13 Mt of coal in Mar, a 6.1% y-o-y decrease, showed the preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance on Apr 17. The import value amounted to 385.48 bln yen ($2.49 bln), falling 35.1% YoY.
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BREAKING: Israel officially launches attack on Iran.
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Mongolia's coal shipments through railway stood at 1.20 Mt in Mar, down 4.97% YoY but rising 5.38% MoM, showed data from Mongolian statistical authority.
- Thursday April 18,2024
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Coal production of Mongolia came in at 8.21 Mt in Mar 2024, rising 33.08% YoY and 21.48% MoM, showed data from the National Statistical Office of Mongolia. The country's iron ore production was 780,000 t, surging 154.65% YoY and 112.24% MoM.
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China's 10 largest coal mining groups (in terms of production) produced 550 Mt of raw coal in Jan-Mar 2024, falling 6.24% YoY, according to statistics released by China National Coal Association.
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More mines in NW China's Shaanxi province adjusted up chemical-purpose coal prices by 10-20 yuan/t today. One miner increased 30-80mm lump coal price by 20 yuan/t to 780 yuan/t, while another miner raised price for 5,900 Kcal/kg NAR coal (0.3% sulfur) by 10 yuan/t to 700 yuan/t, both on mine-mouth basis with VAT.
- Wednesday April 17,2024
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China Coal Energy Co., Ltd, the listed arm of China National Coal Group, reported its polyolefin output was up 0.8% YoY and flat MoM at 132 Kt in Mar 2024, while polyolefin sales increased 7.1% YoY and 53.1% MoM to 150 Kt, according to figures released by the company on Apr 16.
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Iron ore exports to China from Australia's Port Hedland increased 6.05% YoY and 27.90% MoM to 42.85 Mt in Mar, according to the Pilbara Ports Authority. The shipments to China accounted for 86% of the port's total iron ore exports in the month.
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Rio Tinto's iron ore production was registered at 68.70 Mt in Q1 2024, falling 2% YoY and 10% QoQ. Shipments stood at 68.76 Mt, down 4% YoY and 9% QoQ.
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China's GDP increased 5.3% YoY in Q1, beating expectations and the actual rise of 5.2% for the full year of 2023, jointly driven by the rebound industrial activity and good performance in the service sector, the NBS data showed.