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SA coal prices rally continues

11 Dec 2013

December 11: Spot prices of South African steam coal advanced further on December 10 on higher European enquiries amidst prospects of reduced supplies from Colombia from next month onwards, industry sources said.

With this, South African coal prices have moved up by around $3.20 per ton since December 4.

Australian and Indonesian coal prices remained largely unchanged amidst slight improvement in enquiries, they added.

Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on December 10:

Description of Coal

Specification

Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Dec 10, 2013

Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Dec 09, 2013

Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Dec 03, 2013

6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jun 11, 2013

Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Dec 11, 2012

South African Steam Coal

6000 Kcal/kg NAR

84.80

83.80

81.75

77.80

85.00

South African Steam Coal

5500 Kcal/kg NAR

68.25

68.50

68.20

NA

NA

Australian Steam Coal

6300 Kcal/kg GAR

84.40

84.50

83.20

83.50

93.00

Indonesian Steam Coal

5900 Kcal/kg GAR

68.90

68.90

68.70

73.30

71.75

Indonesian Steam Coal

5000 Kcal/kg GAR

56.50

56.50

56.20

60.25

56.00

Indonesian Steam Coal

4200 Kcal/kg GAR

38.75

39.00

38.50

43.00

38.60

Indonesian Steam Coal

3800 Kcal/kg GAR

32.80

33.00

32.50

36.60

33.60

Hard Coking Coal (Australian)

VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5%

134.50

134.50

136.50

136.50

161.50

Premium Low Vol

VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3%

133.00

133.00

134.50

135.25

161.00

Semi Soft

 

91.75

91.75

94.00

97.50

112.00

Met Coke (CFR India)

 

272.00

272.00

274.00

265.00

292.00


Freight Rate:


Destination

As on Dec 10, 2013 (in $/ton)

As on Dec 09, 2013 (in $/ton)

Week Ago Dec 03, 2013 (in $/ton)

6-month Ago Jun 11, 2013 (in $/ton)

Year Ago Dec 11, 2012 (in $/ton)

South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast)

17.75

17.75

16.75

13.80

14.60

South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast)

18.25

18.25

17.25

14.10

16.00

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast)

12.80

12.75

12.10

 8.50

 10.00

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast)

11.20

11.20

10.50

 7.30

9.00

Australia to India

19.00

19.00

18.00

14.50

NA

Source: ICMW (Traders)