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China’s Nov coal imports from South Africa down 15.91% m-o-m

06 Dec 2013

December 5: After registering a 9.48% month-on-month rise in October, China’s coal imports from South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) fell 15.91% in November on higher prices and low demand, according to data available with ICMW.

China’s coal imports through the terminal stood at 1,036,828 tons in November compared to 1,232,997 tons imported in October, the data revealed.

With this, China’s coal imports from South Africa during the first 11 months of 2013 stood at 11,727,381 tons, down marginally from 11,833,528 tons recorded during the corresponding period in 2012.

Following are the monthly details of coal imports by China from RBCT in 2013 and 2012 (in tons):

Months

2013

2012

January

310,651

316,365

February

1,394,225

964,421

March

1,592,609

1,251,086

April

792,517

814,535

May

767,568

1,350,027

June

1,116,980

1,730,684

July

1,123,298

2,108,058

August

1,233,441

895,239

September

1,126,267

656,361

October

1,232,997

783,087

November

1,036,828 

963,665

December

 

1,086,800

Total (Jan-Nov)

11,727,381

11,833,528

Total (Jan-Dec)

11,727,381

12,920,328