NBS: China's coal output holds steady in key producing hubs in March

China's raw coal output remained broadly stable in March, as major production regions maintained steady supply, suggesting limited disruptions from the central government's ongoing crackdown on mine overproduction.

Last month, raw coal production totaled 440.62 million tonnes, almost unchanged from the March 2025 total of 440.58 million tonnes, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Production continued to be highly concentrated. The country's top five mining hubs – Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Xinjiang and Guizhou