NBS: China's H1 raw coal production rises 5.4% on year

China's raw coal output during the first six months of this year totalled 2.4 billion tonnes, up 5.4% from the previous year, according to the latest data from the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published on Tuesday morning.

For June alone, China produced 421.1 million tonnes of coal, up by 4.4% on month and 3% on year, according to data from NBS. On a daily basis, China's coal production averaged 14 million tonnes in June, the data also showed. Compared to the average of 13 million tonnes recorded