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China steel reforms good news for BHP coking coal

REFORMS in China’s steel sector will continue favour suppliers of higher-quality coking coal such as BHP Billiton as consumption levels continue to grow over the next 10 years, according to BHP Billiton chief commercial officer Arnoud Balhuizen.

 China's new environmental regime could be good for BHP coking coal exports.

China's new environmental regime could be good for BHP coking coal exports.

Chinese steel mills have since late 2015 attempted to reduce excess capacity and meet more stringent environmental standards, he said in an interview with Bloomberg.   "This drove - and is driving...

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