Updated daily
-
Atlantic met coal prices stable as contract deal making continues
19 Sep 2018Atlantic metallurgical coal spot prices were stable Tuesday, after prices hit a peak during the build up to Hurricane Florence last week and as ship queues in the US and off Queensland constrained short-... Read More.German coal phase-out may prompt power price hikes for non-ferrous sector: WVMetalle
19 Sep 2018The base metals industry in Germany needs affordable, secure supplies of electricity following any phase-out of coal-fired power generation, WVMetalle President Martin Iffert said Monday in comments ahea... Read More.Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest U.S. met coal producerCoal India to set up methanol plant, eyes 6.76 LT output per annum
19 Sep 2018The world's largest coal miner CIL is aiming to produce 6.76 lakh tonne of methanol per annum to boost clean energy initiatives, its Chairman Anil Kumar Jha said.His... Read More.Coal India wants a coal export policy
18 Sep 2018Coal India wants a policy on coal exports before it could finalise commercial contracts for exporting the dry fuel, a senior CIL official said."There is need for a ... Read More.One of the world’s biggest power plant developers just gave up on coal
18 Sep 2018The Japanese energy conglomerate Marubeni will no longer build coal-fired power plants, and it plans to slash its ownership in coal-fired energy assets in half by 2030, according to the Japanese newspape... Read More.India boosts purchases of Indonesian coal as prices drop: Russell
07 Sep 2018One of the standout commodity performers this year has been thermal coal, but not all coal is created equal and disparities in pricing may help explain why India’s imports have stayed strong despit... Read More.Coal committee for linkage to 1,800 MW power generation units
07 Sep 2018The standing linkage committee of the coal ministry has recommended fresh coal linkage of 2.8 MTPA for NTPC under the Shakti scheme for 500 MW generation capacity at its recently-acquired Barauni power p... Read More.Govt Is Pursuing Coal Mining Ban Issue: Conrad Sangma
06 Sep 2018Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma has defended the State Government over the delay in lifting the ban on coal mining which is enforced in the state since last few years.Talk... Read More.CIL raises coal supply to NTPC's Kahalgaon, Farakka power plants
06 Sep 2018State-owned CIL said it has increased the coal supply to NTPC's Kahalgaon and Farakka power plants as the units were operating at higher than the targeted level, resulting in additional consumption o... Read More.Coking coal futures signal tighter global supply long term: Seaport Global
06 Sep 2018A rise in coking coal futures prices for 2020 and 2021 this year may indicate acceptance of tighter supply in the long term, US investment bank Seaport Global said Wednesday.Read More. NTPC plans coal mining subsidiary
16 Aug 2018State-run power giant NTPC will soon set up a subsidiary to handle its coal mining operations and also plans to enter commercial coal mining after meeting its requirement, an official said.... Read More.Coal India arm incurs Rs 95 cr loss on blending steel grade coal with inferior type: CAG
16 Aug 2018Coal India arm BCCL suffered Rs 95 crore loss due to blending inferior grade coal with superior steel quality dry-fuel, the government auditor CAG has said. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), one of the foss... Read More.Indonesia sets August HBA thermal coal price at 6-year high of $107.83/mt
16 Aug 2018Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set its August thermal coal reference price, also known as Harga Batubara Acuan or HBA, at a six-year high of $107.83/mt, recording a rise of 3% m... Read More.Import cargo buying flags on high China thermal coal stockpiles
13 Aug 2018Chinese buyers have lowered their bids for September-loading shipments of Australian 5,500 kcal/kg NAR thermal coal to $60-$61/mt FOB Newcastle as stocks continue to build at Chinese ports, sources said ... Read More.Ground realities force Coal India to push back production target
13 Aug 2018Coal India Ltd, the world's biggest miner, has pushed back its ambitious 1 billion tonne production target by at least two years owing to the existing ground realities, a top official of the company ... Read More.'Coal import in June qtr rises 4% to 58 MT'
13 Aug 2018India imported 57.99 million tonne(MT) of coal in April-June, registering an increase of 4.1 per cent from the same quarter of 2017-18. Coal import in the year-ago period stood at 55.69 MT, as per the la... Read More.CIL identifies 7 coking coal mines in Australia for acquisition: Par Panel
03 Aug 2018State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) has identified seven coking coal assets in Australia for acquisition and is also in discussions with a few mine owners in Canada, a parliamentary panel said today.Read More.Anglo American completes sale of South African thermal coal mine
03 Aug 2018Anglo-South African miner, Anglo American has completed the sale of its share in the New Largo thermal coal project in South Africa, it said late Wednesday.A subsidiary ... Read More.Coal India boosted supplies by 15.1% to power sector during April-July
03 Aug 2018Coal India Limited (CIL) on Thursday said it clocked 15.1 per cent growth in coal supplies to the country's thermal power plants during April-July of the current fiscal, compared to same period last ... Read More.Coal ministry to allocate 27 more mines to sectors including steel, cement
31 Jul 2018The coal ministry said today that it has issued directions to Nominated Authority to allocate 27 more mines to sectors including steel and cement. Under Coal Mines Special Provision Act, 2015, 84 coal mi... Read More.