Articles Tagged "china coal"

China’s Electricity Sector: The Future Role of Coal

Following China's announcement plans for a pilot carbon trading project and the eventual roll-out into a national carbon market this past week, it raised, again, the question of where coal will fit within China’s electricity supply.

Continued Tightness In Coal Market

There is surging demand in China, steel mills have restarted and Australian firms are struggling to fill orders for a metallurgical coal price rise to $160 a metric tonne from less than $100 a few months ago. People are also looking for freight from the US to China. Morgan Stanley analysts mention that there is spot price "momentum" toward $175 a tonne.

China increases coal imports

China has discovered a new coal field containing more than 13 billion tonnes of proven coal reserves in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, the China News Service reported on Monday. The 1,400 square-kilometre Sha'erhu coal field, located in the county of Shanshan in eastern Xinjiang