Latest news on China Thermal Coal markets

DAILY: China's thermal coal loses steam as sellers accelerate selling

Price gains in China's thermal coal market nearly ground to a halt on June 3, as sellers grew increasingly eager to offload cargoes while buyers stayed firmly on the sidelines, prolonging a persistent trading deadlock.

DAILY: China's thermal coal rally eases as demand softens

The rally in China's spot thermal coal market cooled on June 2, with pithead prices beginning to soften while portside rates held steady. The core drivers that have underpinned the market tight near-term supply and bullish summer restocking expectations remained in place, but buying appetite at elev

FLASH: Columbian coal miner Cerrejon declares force majeure

Colombian coal miner Cerrejon has declared force majeure and will suspend all mining, rail, and port operations from June 1, due to an ongoing blockade through protests by local communities since May 23, the company announced on the same day.

Indonesia further ups thermal coal HBA prices for H1 June

Indonesia has raised its thermal coal reference price (HBA) and all derivative indices for the first half of June, reflecting stronger global coal market fundamentals driven by geopolitical tensions and supply-side uncertainties, according to the latest release from the Ministry of Energy and Minera

DAILY: China's thermal coal market shows mixed trend

China's thermal coal market gave mixed signals on June 1. Pithead prices lost momentum as more mines resumed production and buyer resistance built up after weeks of price gains, while prices at northern ports extended their advance, supported by intact bullish factors -- elevated shipping costs, ris

MONTHLY: China's thermal coal market rallies sharply in May on summer restocking, supply concerns

China's domestic thermal coal market staged a powerful rally through May 2026, with the price of benchmark 5,500 kcal/kg NAR coal traded at northern transfer ports surging from around Yuan 806/tonne ($119.1/t) at end-April to Yuan 854/t by May 29, a gain of Yuan 48/t over the month, according to

DAILY: China's thermal coal market shows signs of leveling off

China's spot thermal coal prices extended their gains on May 29, but market sentiment began to cool as the recent rally had largely priced in supply disruption fears stemming from the accident. Further upside looked increasingly challenging, with several bearish factors starting to take hold.

WEEKLY: Supply issues, summer restocking lift China's steam coal market

China's spot market for thermal coal strengthened notably during the week of May 25-29, as tightening domestic supply and expectations for stronger summer demand pushed prices higher. Nonetheless, buying interest remained relatively selective, Mysteel Global notes.

DAILY: China's thermal coal edges higher, but trading remains sluggish

Thermal coal prices at China's northern ports edged higher on May 28, as bullish sentiment propped up offers. Expectations of tightening pithead supply, rising freight costs, and firm import prices continued to underpin market confidence, though downstream pushback against elevated prices kept tradi

DAILY: China's thermal coal climbs further on supply concerns, demand hopes

China's thermal coal market extended its rally on May 27, fueled by bullish sentiment as widespread safety inspections swept major production hubs. Strong coal consumption in southern provinces reinforced expectations of resilient demand, putting a solid floor under prices.