China has usurped India as the premier importer of lower-grade Australian thermal coal, but there are questions as to whether the shift is structural or driven by temporary price factors. China’s imports from Australia of the fuel used to generate electricity are estimated by commodity analysts Kpler at 4.44 million tonnes in April, more than […]
Australian Thermal Coal Exports Outlook – Volumes Set to Fall Amid Accelerating Energy Transition – EQ Mag Pro
Demand for Australian thermal coal will be set by the policies and actions of governments and companies in coal-importing Asian nations. Australia’s traditional export coal markets—Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan—are all shifting away from reliance on imported thermal coal in the long term. Thermal coal imports will decline soonest in Australia’s most established export […]