Philippines coal imports rise further in Sept

The Philippines' coal imports rose for the second month to reach 3.33 million tonnes in September, up by 1.79% from August, according to preliminary data released by the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC).

Compared to the 2.95 million tonnes recorded in the same month last year, the September imports were 12.76% higher. This brought the country's cumulative imports during January-September to 28.79 million tonnes, up 1.25% from the 25.46 million tonnes in the corresponding period a year earlier. Indonesia remained the dominant supplier