China coal short-term outlook October 2020: stronger demand expected
Report summary
Table of contents
- Weak demand in the coastal region prevents QHD price rise
- Domestic coking coal price recovers quickly after inventory falls
- China GDP increases 4.9% year-on-year in Q3
- Hydro generation increased 23% year-on-year in September
- October high steel demand will last and support coal demand in November
- Output raised marginally in September
- Inner Mongolia supply returns
Tables and charts
This report includes 10 images and tables including:
- Key thermal coal prices: history and forecast (US$/t)
- Hard coking coal price arbitrage at Tangshan steel mill (US$/t nominal)
- Monthly coal-fired power generation (TWh)
- Monthly hydro-power generation (TWh)
- Monthly throughput at Qinhuangdao port (Mt)
- Monthly throughput at Huanghua port (Mt)
- Monthly hot metal production (Mt)
- Monthly metallurgical coke production (Mt)
- Thermal coal supply (Mt)
- Metallurgical coal supply (Mt)
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