Weekly global coal market news summary (Aug 3-Aug 7)

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Global coal-fired power plants size first decreases in H1

The size of coal-fired power generation utilities decreased for the first time on record in the first half of 2020, with the closed c...

 

Indonesia Aug coal HBA price hits fresh low

The Indonesian government set its coal benchmark price (HBA) for August at $50.34/t, notching the lowest since January 2009, the Ener...

 

China's import thermal coal market stays sluggish on quotas shortfall

Chinese import thermal coal market extended sluggishness that has lasted for weeks, as shortfall of import quotas still reined in buy...

 

Bayan Resources H1 coal output falls nearly 25%

Bayan Resources, one major coal producer in Indonesia, registered a year-on-year slump of 24.4% in coal output to 12.1 million tonnes...

 

Gladstone port Jul coal exports to China slump 47% on yr

Coal exports from Australia's Gladstone port to China slumped 47.49% on the year to 871,200 tonnes in July, showed data from Gladston...

 

Mongolian year-to-date coal exports plunge 46.4% on COVID-19, customs

The year-to-date coal export from Mongolia totaled 11.26 million tonnes as of August 2, marking a year-on-year slump of 46.4%, accord...

 

Russia Jan-Jul coal exports fall 4.83%

Russia exported about 105 million tonnes of coal during the first seven months, falling 4.83% from 111 million tonnes a year ago, dat...

 

Colombia Jun coal exports rise nearly 44% on yr

Colombia's coal exports surged 43.93% year on year to 6.75 million tonnes in June, showed data from National Department Administrativ...

 

Turkey Jun thermal coal imports surge more than 50% MoM

Turkey's thermal coal imports noticeably increased in June compared with a month ago, official data showed. The June imp...

 

Glencore H1 coal production rises 15% amid COVID-19 woes

Glencore said in a report on July 31 that its coal production declined 15% year on year to 58.10 million tonnes in the first half of ...

 

Poland to merge 3 large power groups into 2 amid energy reform

Poland plans to merge its PGE, Enea and Tauron power groups into two groups, with one engaged in coal operation while the other in no...

 

Germany to initiate 1st round auction for hard coal plant closures

Germany planned to initiate the first auction on September 1 for hard coal-fired utilities' closures, involving 4 GW of installed cap...


India restricts Chinese firms to attend auctions of its commercial coal mines

India's Coal Ministry has formulated related documents to restrict the entry of neighboring states to participate its auctions of com...



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