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Global thermal coal markets: 2019 in review
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Report summary
2019 was a year of extreme ups and downs in the global thermal coal market. As we get close to the New Year, here is a look back at some of the top themes. - Record for seaborne exports in 2019 - 2018 record for global coal consumption - Protectionist efforts weigh on the global economy - China’s tight supply to oversupply and end of year controls on imports - India's slowing economy and prolonged monsoon hindered coal market - Pricing spread narrows between high and low rank coal - Global flood of LNG - North Asia fuel switching, nuclear, and winter curtailments - Colombia, Russia and South Africa increases into the Pacific - Vietnam imports doubling on surging power demand - Australian bushfires create production risks
Table of contents
- Record for seaborne exports in 2019 - 2018 record for global coal consumption
- Protectionist efforts weigh on the global economy
- China’s tight supply to oversupply and end of year controls on imports
- India's slowing economy and prolonged monsoon hindered coal market
- Pricing spread narrows between high and low rank coal
- Global flood of LNG
- North Asia fuel switching, nuclear, and winter curtailments
- Colombia, Russia and South Africa increasing into the Pacific
- Vietnam imports doubling on surging power demand
- Australian bushfires create production risks
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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QHD 5500 price in 2019Indonesian thermal coal exports and Indonesian prices compared to Newcastle priceTraditional Atlantic supplier seaborne thermal export growth in the PacificPacific basin growth from traditional Atlantic (net change YOY)
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