NBS: China's top three coal hubs supply 71.7% of national output in July

China's three largest coal-producing regions contributed 71.7% of the country's total raw coal output in July, up from 71.3% in June, according to data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The data highlights the country's continued reliance on its top coal-producing regions to meet domestic needs, Mysteel Global notes. In July, China's raw coal production totalled 390.4 million tonnes, up 2.8% on year, while the top three sources – Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi – together extracted 279.81 million tonnes