Newcastle coal futures slide on April rollover, weaker fundamentals

Newcastle thermal coal futures on the Intercontinental Exchange for May delivery fell notably on Thursday, ICE data show, as traders rolled out of the expiring April contract, while fundamentals presented a bearish outlook.

NBS: Shanxi's raw coal output surges 19.6% in March, still trails Inner Mongolia

Northern China's Shanxi province produced 113.83 million tonnes of raw coal in March, increasing by a sharp 19.6% year on year, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Mongolian coal exports in Q1 dip 3.3% YoY

Mongolian exports of coal and lignite in the first quarter this year settled at 17.53 million tonnes, sliding 3.31% compared to the volume over the same period last year, according to the new statistics released by the country's Customs General Administration.

NEA: China's power use jumps 5% YoY in March

China's electricity consumption reached 828.2 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in March, marking a 4.8% increase from a year earlier, according to data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on April 18.

Survey: China 230 independent coking plants 2025.4.18

  Mysteel's weekly survey on 230 independent coking plant, survey including output, capacity utilization rate and inventory.                                                       Notes: Days of Inventory = Latest inventory / Average daily consumption volume; Daily output survey period: Thursday - We