Weekly Alert | China's portside thermal coal market embraces signs of price rise

China's domestic thermal coal market has shown some signs of a potential price increase after a week of stability. Check out the latest prices in China's domestic and import markets...

May 21, 2024

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Key Chinese market updates

Thermal coal prices, port updates, freight rates
Coking coal, met coke and steel prices, freight rates

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Sxcoal has summaried the latest official coal import/export updates as follows:

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