Weekly Alert | Will pre-holiday restocking in China's thermal market meet expectations?
China's portside thermal coal market saw almost no price changes at the beginning of the week, and traders expressed concern on restocking purchases...
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Will pre-holiday restocking expectations fall short in China's thermal market?
China's portside thermal coal market saw almost no price changes at the beginning of the week, and traders expressed concern that restocking purchases leading up to the Chinese New Year holiday…
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Sxcoal has summaried the latest official coal import/export updates as follows:
China - Dec 2023
Mongolia - Dec 2023
Chinese Taiwan - Dec 2023
Vietnam - Nov 2023
South Korea - Dec 2023
South Africa - Nov 2023
Japan - Nov 2023
Thailand - Nov 2023
Colombia - Nov 2023
Turkey - Nov 2023
Indonesia - Nov 2023
India - Nov 2023
Canada - Nov 2023
Australia - Oct 2023
Germany - Oct 2023