MONTHLY SUMMARY OF IMPORTED COAL & PETCOKE
Coal Price Index COAL
(kcal/kg)
Weekly Price - FOB
Weekly Price
Monthly Change (USD)
- FOB
Weekly Change (USD)
USD 54.81
INR 4146
-11.52
South Africa
5500 NAR
USD 40.80
INR 3086
-10.48
Australia
5500 NAR
USD 42.84
INR 3240
-12.02
Indonesia
5000 GAR
USD 38.53
INR 2914
-8.77
Indonesia
4200 GAR
USD 27.13
INR 2052
-5.31
USA
6000 NAR
USD 49.64
INR 3755
-2.43
PET COKE
Sulphur
Price
Weekly Change (INR)
India-RIL(Ex-Ref.)
-5%
INR 5892
-978.00
Saudi Arabia (CIF)
+ 8.5%
INR 4349 ($58)
-6.50
USA (CIF)
- 6.5%
INR 4481 ($59)
-6.75
Exchange Rate
Change (Weekly)
INR 75.64
-0.44
Coking Coal Price: Premium Low Vol Current Week
Weekly Change (USD)
HCC 64 MID Vol
Semi Soft
CFR China FOB Aus
Low Vol PCI
Mid Tier PCI
FOB Aus
FOB Aus
CFR India
FOB N China
MET COKE 62% CSR
FOB
CFR China
FOB Aus
114.00
122.06
90.31
98.13
61.81
67.56
63.78
250.75
254.75
-14.60
-14.84
-25.42
-22.73
-5.84
-9.09
-11.54
-10.15
7.75
South African Coal News: *Coal miner MC Mining said limited activities had commenced at its Uitkomst colliery in South Africa after the government there started easing lockdown measures. Uitkomst would ramp-up to 50% capacity within seven-to-10 days, the company said, in line with government restrictions. * The development of mines in sub-Saharan Africa by Chinese firms will slow in the coming quarters due to logistical challenges posed by the global Covid19pandemic. The activities may pick up again in 2021, experts say. * Eskom plans to delay the closure of three of its
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oldest coal-fired power plants in order to maintain generation capacity. The state owned company submitted documents to the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) of Grootvlei, Camden and Hendrina mines so that they may operate until as late as 2030. The three mines have the capacity to produce about 4,600MW.
Australian Coal News:
* At current spot thermal coal prices most of Australia's producers are struggling to make profit, including some of the biggest mining firms. UKAustralian mining firm BHP has guided for an average
