Tag Archive | "consumption"

Back In The Black

Monday, September 21, 2009

Coal prices have risen 30 per cent from their low in March. However, for the second half of 2009, there are still risks of tight coal supply. In China, many domestic producers have arbitraged the low offshore prices with higher onshore prices, which has made demand look stronger than it was. So, correction is expected in the new two months. However, strong demand for thermal coal in China and India is expected to help Asia avoid the first fall in imports for a decade this year, and push import growth even higher in 2010.

Obama To Reverse Bush Rule On Coal

Monday, April 27, 2009

The U.S. Interior Department has said it will try to overturn a Bush administration rule that made it easier for coal mining companies to dump mountaintop debris into valley streams. The action is the latest blow to the coal industry, which defends mountaintop mining as a safer, cheaper alternative to traditional underground mining.

Japan's TEPCO sees coal use in 2009/10

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Tokyo Electric Power Co forecasted higher consumption of oil and coal in the next business year assuming there would not be a restart of its quake-hit nuclear plant. For full story, click here

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