- Wednesday May 15,2024
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S Korea imported 8.94 Mt of coal in Apr, up 6.55% YoY and 8.62% MoM, customs data showed. The import value reached $1.51 bln in the month, down 9.44% YoY but up 12.55% MoM.
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Canada coal exports reached 2.79 Mt in Feb 2024, down 1.97%YoY but up 7.97 MoM.
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Indonesian coal miner ITMG produced 4.9 Mt of coal in Q1, rising 31% YoY. It sold a total 5.0 Mt of coal, up 11% YoY, the company said in a report.
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Inventory of five major steel products in China's 21 cities moved lower in early May (May 1-10), down 3.7% from late Apr to 11.55 Mt, marking the six consecutive sessions' decline, according to data from the CISA.
- Tuesday May 14,2024
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Newcastle port in Australia exported 11.36 Mt of coal in Apr, rising 1.54% YoY yet down 6.65% MoM, Port of Newcastle data showed.
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Coal exports at the Hampton Roads terminals in the state of Virginia of the US amounted to 3.90 mln short tons (3.54 Mt) in March, up 17% MoM and 32% YoY, according to data released by the Virginia Maritime Association.
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China's independent coke firms churned out 28.98 Mt of the steelmaking material in Mar 2024, falling 5.8% YoY and accounting for 73.6% of the country's total coke output, according to data released by the CCIA.
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Market rumor said that Shanxi urges coal mines to boost production at a provincial meeting on May 13, allowing them to operate at 110% of approved capacity. According to policy regulations, reaching 110% of approved capacity is not considered overproduction. The gov't will also accelerate the return of production permits that were temporarily suspended for various reasons. These measures aim to increase local coal supply in preparation for the peak demand period in summer and to bolster the local economy, which has been experiencing a slowdown.
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India supplied 69.83 Mt of coal to the power sector in April, up 5.4% YoY, showed data from the Ministry of Coal in India.
- Monday May 13,2024
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Shanxi Power Grid will have 25 UHV transmission lines undergoing maintenance this month, marking the highest number of monthly maintenance operations in nearly 5 years, state media China News Service reported. Among them, 18 of the lines are part of a series project for the adjustment of Shanxi's "West-to-East" power transmission channel. These projects, scheduled to be completed and put into operation before the peak summer demand, are expected to further enhance the outbound transmission capacity of Shanxi Power Grid.
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Guangdong Power Grid Corp announced that starting from May 11, the Fujian-Guangdong Interconnection Project will be sending electricity to Guangdong at 2 GW of full-channel capacity for the first time. This power supply will last for 10 days, with an expected delivery of 280 GWh.
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Shaanxi daily PV power generation exceeds 100 GWh.
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India's coal imports totaled 268.24 Mt in FY2023-24, rising 7.7% YoY, with March's volume up 13.45% YoY to 23.96 Mt, showed data from e-commerce platform mjunction.
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As of May 9, more than 50 cities across China have eased their home purchase restrictions, state media CCTV reported. Beyond that, more than 50 cities nationwide have expressed support for trade-ins of commercial housing. In addition, measures include relaxing housing loan policies, providing housing subsidies, and cancelling the lower limit on interest rates for commercial loans for first-time home buyers.
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China's Apr automobile production and sales reached 2.41 million and 2.36 million respectively, down 10.5% and 12.5% MoM but up 12.8% and 9.3% YoY, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
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