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• Russian coal output hits 15-month high in February

  18 Mar 2021

  Russian coal production hit a 15-month high of 1.28m tonnes/day (35.9m tonnes) in February as stro... . ...Read More

• Dalian coking coal leaps as plants ramp up production to chase profit

  18 Mar 2021

  Chinese coking coal futures rose more than 3% to a nearly one-month high on Wednesday, propped up ... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal carloads rise 15.8% on year to total 64,102: AAR

  18 Mar 2021

  Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 64,102 in the week ended March 13, down 2.3% from the ... . ...Read More

• Japan, China back coal despite Paris pledges

  18 Mar 2021

  Japan and China remain among the world’s top coal industry lenders and underwriters, says a ... . ...Read More

• China’s Jan-Feb energy production grows fast on year

  17 Mar 2021

  China’s energy production both for fossil energy and electricity gained substantially on yea... . ...Read More

• Panama Asks IMO for Help in China's Coal Carrier Dispute with Australia

  17 Mar 2021

  Panama is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to step in to help stranded seafare... . ...Read More

• Swiss Re to phase out reinsuring coal by 2040

  17 Mar 2021

  Swiss Re SRENH.S said on Tuesday it would completely phase out reinsuring the thermal coal industr... . ...Read More

• Alberta coal production falls 18.1% on month in January: AER

  17 Mar 2021

  Coal production in Canada's Alberta fell to 1.28 million mt in January, down 18.1% from 1.56 m... . ...Read More

• Steel spreads analysis: US-China HRC price difference hits historic high

  16 Mar 2021

  The price difference between US Midwest hot-rolled coil and China domestic HRC has reached its hig... . ...Read More

• China Taiyuan coal transaction price index down 2.75 pct

  16 Mar 2021

  China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 138.93 points Monday, down 2.75 percent week o... . ...Read More

• Eskom to stick to price hike in Duvha coal deal

  16 Mar 2021

  Eskom is proceeding with plans to raise the price it pays Australian mining company South32 to sou... . ...Read More

• Wyoming lawmakers back fund to sue other states over coal

  16 Mar 2021

  Wyoming lawmakers have endorsed a plan to set aside money to sue states that turn away from using ... . ...Read More

• Chinese Coal SOEs' Credit Profiles Diverge, Leaving Some at Risk

  16 Mar 2021

  Fitch Ratings-Shanghai-15 March 2021: The risk of a prolonged coal price decline in China has been... . ...Read More

• Northern MPs rail as Boris Johnson 'calls in' coal mine plans for Cumbria

  15 Mar 2021

  BORIS Johnson faces a northern backlash over the Government's decision to "call in" ... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal train loadings jump 11.2% on week, 10.3% on year: STB

  15 Mar 2021

  US coal train loadings jumped to a 13-month high in the week ended March 5, despite loadings from ... . ...Read More