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New UserSouth Africa coal prices inch up further
26 Aug 2014
August 26: Spot prices of South African coal inched up further on April 25 amidst indications of a revival in enquiries from Indian companies, market sources said.
Australian steam coal prices too advanced marginally, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on August 25:
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Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) |
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As on, |
As on, |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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August 25, 2014 |
August 22, 2014 |
August 18, 2014 |
February 26, 2014 |
August 26, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
69.50 |
69.00 |
71.50 |
74.75 |
73.75 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
62.40 |
62.20 |
62.00 |
62.75 |
64.20 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
69.00 |
68.75 |
68.25 |
77.25 |
77.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
63.60 |
63.60 |
63.60 |
69.80 |
69.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
50.00 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
56.40 |
57.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.70 |
36.70 |
36.10 |
38.25 |
41.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
30.00 |
30.00 |
29.80 |
32.00 |
35.50 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
113.00 |
113.00 |
111.00 |
121.50 |
146.00 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
112.00 |
112.00 |
110.00 |
120.00 |
144.70 |
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Semi Soft |
|
75.50 |
75.50 |
73.25 |
84.00 |
97.20 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
186.00 |
186.00 |
193.00 |
250.00 |
253.00 |
Freight rates:
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Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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August 25, 2014 |
August 24, 2014 |
August 18, 2014 |
February 26, 2014 |
August 26, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
15.60 |
- |
16.50 |
16.70 |
14.50 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
16.25 |
- |
17.00 |
17.25 |
15.00 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
10.50 |
- |
10.25 |
11.00 |
9.90 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
9.40 |
- |
9.20 |
9.80 |
8.70 |
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Australia to India |
14.80 |
- |
15.00 |
17.75 |
16.00 |
Source: Traders & ICMW data base