Thailand's coal imports slump 10% in April

Thailand imported 1.02 million tonnes of coal in April, down 10.4% on year and 42.9% on month, marking the lowest monthly volume so far this year, according to the latest data from Thai Customs.

Thermal coal, including bituminous, sub-bituminous and lignite, accounted for most of the imports at 982,472 tonnes last month, down 13.5% on year and 44.8% on month, while imports of anthracite and briquettes remained negligible, reaching 34,981 tonnes and 1,727 tonnes respectively. The April results mean that during this year's first