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China drives price divergence between met and thermal coal

METALLURGICAL and thermal coal prices look likely to diverge in coming months as Chinese government policy measures start to have a differing impact on the two main coal markets, according to a report by the ANZ Bank.

Lou Caruana
China drives price divergence between met and thermal coal

It said demand for coking coal has already started to wane as China restricts steel production over the winter. “At the same time, domestic supply constraints should keep thermal coal prices elevated,”...

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