Coal Market News

LME puts 2022 nickel crisis behind it as trading booms

14 Jan 2025 | Source: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange (LME) has now fully recovered from its near-death nickel crisis in 2022, with trading activity last year the strongest since 2015 and the fourth highest on record. ....

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Could 2025 be the year of lithium and nickel?

06 Jan 2025 | Source: Mining.com

Let’s face it, 2024 was not the year for lithium and nickel, but the new year could be a different story, according to industry commentators. The outperformers in 2024 were gold, silver, and antimony. Gold ....

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Dartbrook coal hits the mark

06 Jan 2025 | Source: Australian Mining

Australian Pacific Coal has confirmed that thermal coal produced from its Dartbrook mine in NSW conforms to Newcastle coal specifications, strengthening the project’s export potential to key Asian markets. A bulk sa....

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Three NSW coal mines extended to 2050

06 Jan 2025 | Source: Australian Mining

The Federal Government has approved the mine life extension of three New South Wales coal mines, allowing them to continue operations for decades to come. More than 1800 jobs are expected to be secured in the move, with m....

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Philippines’ top coal producer plans $5 billion mine expansion

15 Oct 2024 | Source: Bloomberg News

Semirara Mining and Power Corp., the Philippines’ largest coal producer, said it’s looking to spend 291.4 billion pesos ($5.07 billion) to expand its mines. The company has proposed to the Department of E....

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China’s 2024 coal imports to reach new record high, industry group says

13 Aug 2024 | Source: ming,com

A key Chinese coal industry group said on Wednesday it expects coal imports this year to reach at least 500 million metric tons, exceeding previous record highs and forecasts by market participants. Coal imports in 2024 will hit th....

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Coal to remain a dominant power source in India

07 Aug 2024 | Source: S&P Global

Coal is poised to remain a dominant power fuel in India for nearly two decades despite popular belief that renewables will be fueling majority of power in Asia, and primarily India, as huge investment required to build green capacities and intermitte....

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Stable coal consumption expected through to 2025 as electricity demand surpasses renewables supply

25 Jul 2024 | Source: Mining Weekly

Despite the rapid expansion of renewable energy generation capacity, the considerable growth of electricity demand in key economies indicates the world’s consumption of coal will stay largely stable this year and next, intergovernmental agency ....

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Coal records 10.2% growth among eight key infra sectors in May

12 Jul 2024 | Source: Helling Shipping News Worldwide

The coal sector has demonstrated growth of 10.2% (provisional), following the electricty indutrsy among eight core industries for the month of May, 2024 as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) (Base Year 2011-12&....

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International coal prices continue upward trend

16 Apr 2024 | Source: The Coal Hub

The thermal coal market continues to be influenced by the supply disruption stemming from the bridge collapse in Baltimore, USA, which occurred two weeks ago. This disruption is driving up prices for coal from the USA and South Africa. Meanwhile, Rus....

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