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$70/T CAP ON INDONESIAN PRICES HIGHLIGHTS TIGHTENING COAL MARKET
Published March 2018 by Guillaume Perret, Founder and Director, Perret Associates
The surprising announcement by the Indonesian government that it will cap the price of domestic coal at $70/t (basis 6,000 NAR) is a sign of the issues and contradictions that the coal and wider energy markets will increasingly face in the decades to come. Indonesia’s largest utility, PLN, was surprised (as were many market participants) by the strength of the recovery in coal prices in 2017...
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TAKEAWAYS FROM COALTRANS USA AND COALTRANS INDIA: COMMERCIAL MINING, GOOD NEWS FOR COAL IMPORTERS, AND INCREASED INVESTMENT IN COAL PROJECTS
Published March 2018 by Harry Riley-Gould, Senior Conference Producer, Coaltrans Conferences
The last month has been very busy for us at Coaltrans Conferences, with barely a moment to spare between the closing of Coaltrans USA and the opening of Coaltrans India. However, writing from our London office where we are currently being with blessed with heavy snowfall, the charms of escaping to the suns of Miami and Goa can hardly be understated. What’s more, both of the events were full of fascinating insights into the key market trends we should expect from the global coal industry in 2018...
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COKING COAL MARKET TO REMAIN UNSETTLED IN 2018
Published January 2018 by Thorsten Schier, NA steel and ferrous scrap editor, American Metal Market
The coking coal market could again be in for a volatile ride in 2018 after a helter-skelter 2017 that saw massive price volatility caused by weather events and Chinese policy decisions. Last year also saw a significant shift in the way coal was priced, with indices provided by price reporting agencies instead of one-on-one negotiations being used for the first time by Japanese steelmakers to settle quarterly benchmarks...
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THE IMO 2020: A SHIPPING REGULATION THAT MAY RESHAPE THE GLOBAL COAL TRADE
Published January 2018 by Alex Younevitch, Managing Editor - Freight Markets, S&P Global Platts
It is not uncommon for people in various commodity industries to believe that their markets exist in some kind of a happy bubble, where only the obvious supply and demand forces or targeted regulations can make or ruin their day. This often goes for the world of coal too. Shipping is a perfect example of a factor which sometimes gets overlooked...
A DRAMATIC YEAR FOR METALLURGICAL COAL
Published December 2017 by Miriam Falk, Senior Analyst – Steel Raw Materials, Metal Bulletin Research
A year ago when we last focussed on metallurgical coal in this blog, prices had just shot up and the commodity was about to embark on a 12-month journey of great volatility and disruption. This sub-type of bituminous coal, also known as coking coal, emerged as the best performing commodity last year after several years of declining prices...
HOW CAN INDIA’S HUNGER FOR ENERGY BE SATISFIED, WHILE BALANCING THE DEMANDS OF PRICE, ENVIRONMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE?
Published September 2017 by Harry Riley-Gould, Senior Conference Producer, Coaltrans Conferences
Every year in August, the Coaltrans team visit India to research market trends for our annual Coaltrans India conference. The conference is the largest gathering for the Indian coal industry, and so naturally we met with a number of key industry stakeholders during our hectic but valuable trips through Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. Indian energy architecture is at a vital...
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IN A PARIS AGREEMENT WORLD, COAL WILL MEET GROWING ASIAN ENERGY NEEDS
Published August 2017 by Benjamin Sporton, CEO, World Coal Association
A TESTING TIME FOR THE COKING COAL MARKET
Published September 2016 by Daisy Tseng, Steel Raw Materials Editor, Metal Bulletin
PROGNOSIS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CHINESE COAL INDUSTRY
COAL IS AT A TURNING POINT
Published April 2016 by Guillaume Perret, Founder and Director, Perret Associates
As Perret Associates has just released a new quarterly edition of their Long Term Price Forecast Coal And Freight 2016-30 they share a few of their findings with Coaltrans readers. The timing is critical as, after a 5 year bear trend, the international steam coal market could be at a turning point. The main positive development since the beginning of…
COAL IS NOT IN THE BEST OF PLACES AT THE MOMENT
Published March 2016 by Jonathan Rowland, Editor, World Coal
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