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Thermal coal prices collapse after virus lockdowns sap demand

Thermal coal prices collapse after virus lockdowns sap demand ... High-quality Australian coal — the benchmark for the vast Asian market — has dropped to a four-year low at $51 per tonne, down ...

asian thermal coal prices collapse as demand

The International Coal Market and India. Raw Coal Production Thermal Coal Demand 300 400 500 600 700 800 Jun-14 -14 -14 -15 Jun-15 -15 -15 -16 Jun-16 -16 -16 on Sources: Reuters, Fenwei China Coal Prices CCI 5500 Domestic production in China declined by 12% as a result of the intervention of the Chinese government to prevent the collapse of the domestic industry The International Coal ...

Coal's price collapse threatens Australian mines

A collapse in prices for thermal and coking coal has created a tough backdrop for the numerous miners and ports seeking to refinance debt this winter.

Strong Asian demand continues to hold up thermal coal ...

Apr 27, 2018 Asian thermal coal demand is defying its typical seasonal slowdown as well as the expanding use of renewables and natural gas, with prices holding not far off $100 a

South African coal industry faces up to 14-year low prices

Apr 21, 2020 A collapse in demand from India – which took 57.7pc of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal’s (RBCT) 72.2mn t exports in 2019 – is the key driver behind the low prices. The low RB prices will squeeze producers’ margins, with one mining firm saying current prices are not sustainable and that mines will be “underwater.”

Australian miners hit by biggest thermal coal price drop ...

Dec 27, 2019 In major Asian markets, where Australia sells its coal, the analysis found generation in China increased 0.5% but dipped in India due to a much smaller increase in demand

Seaborne Coal Prices Under Pressure as Demand Softens in ...

Seaborne coal prices have started responding to the weakening outlook for Asian demand, with futures on Australia's Newcastle thermal coal ending at $62.25 a tonne on Wednesday, down 13.8 per cent from their peak so far this year of $72.25 on Jan. 13.

Coal's Collapse Crowns Winners and Losers From China to ...

Apr 11, 2019 import curbs and collapsing gas prices in Europe have whacked Australian thermal coal, at a time when demand weakens after the winter heating season and Asian

Pandemic Shutdown Is Speeding Up The Collapse Of Coal ...

Apr 23, 2020 He says coal demand this year is down between 35 and 40% from last year, "and last year wasn't a great year." Coal has been struggling for many years. Now there's a drop in demand because of the ...

LNG’s plummeting price in Asia should drag down thermal coal

The stability of Australian thermal coal and the plunge in LNG prices has altered the economics of power generation in Japan and South Korea, the two Asian countries most able to switch fuels.

Column: LNG's plummeting price in Asia should drag down ...

Apr 02, 2020 The stability of Australian thermal coal and the plunge in LNG prices has altered the economics of power generation in Japan and South Korea, the two Asian

Seaborne coal prices under pressure as demand softens in ...

Apr 16, 2020 Seaborne coal prices have started responding to the weakening outlook for Asian demand, with futures on Australia’s Newcastle thermal coal ending at $62.25 a tonne on Wednesday, down 13.8% from ...

Australian miners hit by biggest thermal coal price drop ...

Dec 27, 2019 In major Asian markets, where Australia sells its coal, the analysis found generation in China increased 0.5% but dipped in India due to a much smaller increase in demand

South African coal industry faces up to 14-year low prices

Apr 21, 2020 A collapse in demand from India – which took 57.7pc of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal’s (RBCT) 72.2mn t exports in 2019 – is the key driver behind the low prices. The low RB prices will squeeze producers’ margins, with one mining firm saying current prices are not sustainable and that mines will be “underwater.”

Coal v LNG: How plunging oil prices may spur Asian fuel switch

Mar 20, 2020 Plunging oil prices have set long-term LNG supply in northeast Asia on a potential collision course with thermal coal, threatening the solid fuel's current cost advantage for power generation and posing a new downside risk to coal prices and demand next winter. ... How plunging oil prices may spur Asian fuel switch. Posted 20 March 2020.

Seaborne Coal Prices Under Pressure as Demand Softens in ...

Seaborne coal prices have started responding to the weakening outlook for Asian demand, with futures on Australia's Newcastle thermal coal ending at $62.25 a tonne on Wednesday, down 13.8 per cent from their peak so far this year of $72.25 on Jan. 13.

Weakening LNG prices may sap seaborne coal demand in near ...

The recent uptick in the Indonesian low-cv thermal coal prices was due to prompt tightness amid Kalimantan rains and demand post-Christmas and New Year holidays, said a Singapore-based trader. Demand for mid to high-cv Newcastle coal could take a hit as well, amid buyers' unwillingness to lock in prices at the current level, said the trader.

Decline in Asian coal prices a big threat for U.S ...

SP Global Market Intelligence ($): The price on thermal coal sold into Pacific markets recently dropped below $75/t, signifying headwinds in a region home to several of the recent top growth markets for U.S. coal producers. While pricing on steam coal sold into Europe declined in the first quarter and has remained low, Asian thermal []

Asian demand keeping thermal coal prices high ...

Asian demand keeping thermal coal prices high ASIAN thermal coal prices hit a six-and-a-half-year high last month, as strong import demand and supply-side issues tightened the market, according to a report by the ANZ Bank.

Thermal coal defies sceptics as Asian demand rises ...

Thermal coal, tagged the least-loved major commodity by analysts, is defying sceptics, with prices rising to the highest level since 2012 thanks to strong Asian demand.. High-grade Australian ...

Asian coal demand to drive exports from North America's ...

Oct 31, 2019 Booming Asian coal demand to drive exports from North America’s West Coast. Coal demand is declining in the US and Europe, but coal remains the world’s most dominant fuel for power generation. Despite what you may read, the global market for thermal coal continues to gain steam, particularly as Asia builds new coal-fired power plants to ...

LNG's plummeting price in Asia should drag down thermal coal

The stability of Australian thermal coal and the plunge in LNG prices has altered the economics of power generation in Japan and South Korea, the two Asian countries most able to switch fuels. According to Refinitiv data, the current average coal-to-gas switching price is $4.76 per mmBtu for a combined cycle gas turbine in Japan and $6.61 in ...

LNG’s plummeting price in Asia should drag down thermal ...

Apr 02, 2020 LAUNCESTON — There is an increasing disconnect between the price of thermal coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia, with the dirtier fuel holding its value while LNG is dragged down by the collapse in crude oil. In theory, the crash in LNG prices, both spot and contract, should result in several Asian countries []

Coal's price collapse threatens Australian mines : energy

Coal's price collapse threatens Australian mines ... 15 points 19 days ago. Yum yum. Prices for top quality NSW thermal coal have fallen 27 per cent since the coronavirus started affecting demand in February while prices for top quality Queensland coking coal have slumped 30 per cent over the same period and 46 per cent over the past year ...

Seaborne Coal Prices Under Pressure as Demand Softens in ...

Seaborne coal prices have started responding to the weakening outlook for Asian demand, with futures on Australia's Newcastle thermal coal ending at $62.25 a tonne on Wednesday, down 13.8 per cent from their peak so far this year of $72.25 on Jan. 13.

Seaborne coal prices under pressure as demand softens in ...

Apr 16, 2020 Seaborne coal prices have started responding to the weakening outlook for Asian demand, with futures on Australia’s Newcastle thermal coal ending at $62.25 a tonne on Wednesday, down 13.8% from ...

Asian coal demand to drive exports from North America's ...

Oct 31, 2019 Booming Asian coal demand to drive exports from North America’s West Coast. Coal demand is declining in the US and Europe, but coal remains the world’s most dominant fuel for power generation. Despite what you may read, the global market for thermal coal continues to gain steam, particularly as Asia builds new coal-fired power plants to ...

Column: Seaborne thermal coal prices slide as India takes ...

Apr 28, 2020 Spot Asian LNG has fared just as badly, with the price plummeting 71.3% from its pre-winter peak of $6.80 per million British thermal units in October to just $1.95 in

LNG’s plummeting price in Asia should drag down thermal ...

Apr 02, 2020 LAUNCESTON — There is an increasing disconnect between the price of thermal coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia, with the dirtier fuel holding its value while LNG is dragged down by the collapse in crude oil. In theory, the crash in LNG prices, both spot and contract, should result in several Asian countries []

Asian demand keeping thermal coal prices high ...

Asian demand keeping thermal coal prices high ASIAN thermal coal prices hit a six-and-a-half-year high last month, as strong import demand and supply-side issues tightened the market, according to a report by the ANZ Bank.

IEEFA update: The outlook for thermal coal in Southeast ...

Southeast Asia today is viewed as the last likely bastion of strong growth in coal demand globally. But just as Indian coal-fired power generation fell an entirely unprecedented 26TWh or -3% during 2019, we note expectations for sustained decades-long growth in Southeast Asian coal-fired power generation is far from a locked-in certainty.

LNG's plummeting price in Asia should drag down thermal coal

The stability of Australian thermal coal and the plunge in LNG prices has altered the economics of power generation in Japan and South Korea, the two Asian countries most able to switch fuels. According to Refinitiv data, the current average coal-to-gas switching price is $4.76 per mmBtu for a combined cycle gas turbine in Japan and $6.61 in ...

Thermal Coal Prices Are Soaring OilPrice

Benchmark seaborne thermal coal prices jumped to $120.10 per tonne on Thursday, its highest level since November 2012, thanks to tight supply in key Asian export regions.

Coal to defy forecasts of collapse in demand: IEA

Dec 17, 2019 A dip in global coal power generation this year is unlikely to be the start of a lasting trend, as the commodity defies forecasts of a collapse in consumption and demand is set to continue at ...

Asia Has Already Begun Coal to Gas Switch - World-Energy

May 20, 2020 An escalating decline in thermal coal imports among major Asian buyers can largely be attributed to a collapse in LNG prices, according to commodity tracking firm Kpler. Cumulative thermal coal imports into the world’s top two consumers – China and India – began falling from March in line with spreading electricity demand destruction from ...

Insights Potential Bottoming of Coal Prices in 2020 ...

In terms of demand for thermal coal, 2019 has turned out very differently for the Atlantic and India/Pacific markets. ... What’s more, US high sulphur coal’s prospects in the Asian market have been hit recently by the collapse in petcoke prices to around $30/t (based on 7500 kcal/kg NAR), which has made the product far more competitive than ...

LNG’s plummeting price in Asia should drag down thermal ...

Apr 02, 2020 Turning to coal, and Japan imported 7.5 million tonnes of thermal coal in March, down slightly from 7.74 million in February and 7.58 million in March last year, according to the Refinitiv data ...

Pressure Grows For Coal Producers - FNArena

Apr 30, 2020 -Downside risk for coking coal prices remains elevated . By Eva Brocklehurst. While oil was in the hot seat in March-April, coal is now in focus, reeling from a slump in demand as prices fall to multi-year lows. Benchmark hard coking coal prices have dropped -20% to US$115/t in the June quarter to date, the lowest level since mid 2016.