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Australian coal exports bounce back despite China ban
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Report summary
On 12th October China implemented a ban on the clearing or discharging of Australian coal. Since then Australian exports to China plummeted from between 6-12 Mt per month to under a million tonnes in November and effectively zero since December. However, overall Australian exports have staged a recovery. December metallurgical coal volumes increased 14% month-on-month while thermal jumped by 25%. Our projections for Australian exports in January and February are looking healthy. What has happened? Read our insight to find out.
Table of contents
- Event
- What has happened?
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- Thermal exports (Mt)
- Metcoal exports (Mt)
- Export revenue (USD billion)
- Australia Metcoal exports 2020 (Mt, annualised)
- Australia thermal coal exports 2020 (Mt, annualised)
- Price differentials - CFR China less Australia FOB (US$/t)
- Price differentials - China domestic less CFR China (US$/t)
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