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2019

December 2019
  • South Africa Nov thermal coal exports 7.62Mt, down 3.7% on year: customs
    — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market ends year of further price losses — Platts CTI
  • South African prices rise on futures market — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets endure another sluggish day's trade — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets largely inactive, with minimal price movement
    — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic physical thermal coal prices rise on slow days trade — Platts CTI
  • India's Nov thermal coal imports rise 10.3% on year to 16.15Mt: Iman
    — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets see no change as holidays take liquidity
    — Platts CTI
  • Misery Looms Over Top Coal Shippers as China to Buy Less in 2020
    — Bloomberg
  • Criticism of Japan's coal policy is raising climate awareness at home: Koizumi — Reuters
  • IEA: Australian coal exports set to rise — World Coal
  • World Coal Association comments on IEA Coal Market Report 2019
    — World Coal
  • Australia forecasts 2 years of weak thermal coal prices amid ‘reduced economic activity’ — Platts CTI
  • Coal plants in SA affected from weather — Platts CTI
  • South Africa's RBCT stocks historically high — Platts CTI
  • RB prices could take hit as Indian buyers eye alternatives
    — South African Coal Report
  • ‘Eskom is captured’: Jan Oberholzer on wet coal, sabotage and stage 6 desperation — City Press
  • Global coal demand to remain stable through 2024: IEA — Platts CTI
  • SA weather challenges easing — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay activity remains thin — Platts CTI
  • SA weather to cut production — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay rally to unwind on growing Indian domestic supply — Platts CTI
  • New Energy secretary: Trump has directed agency to find 'different ways to utilize coal' — American Coal Council
  • Vessels sitting on water outside RBCT — Platts CTI
  • SA bids continues to “roof through” — Platts CTI
  • Cheaper South African coal lures Indian buyers — Platts CTI
  • Unpredictability reigns in SA market — Platts CTI
  • RB prices to steady after last week’s fall from 11-month highs
    — South African Coal Report
  • Minergy's quest for new SA buyers elusive amid market downturn
    — South African Coal Report
  • South African price assessed flat as rainfall impacts market — Platts CTI
  • Weather delays export activity in South Africa — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal prices continue to slide — Platts CTI
  • Menar’s R7bn coal project pipeline adds 5 600 jobs — Mining Weekly
  • High South Africa prices deters buyers — Platts CTI
  • Colombia, Australia origin thermal coal makes inroads into India: sources
    — Platts CTI
  • Eskom woes could trigger more South African exports next year — IHS Markit
  • South African export market closes in on 2019 high — Platts CTI
  • Bid $30 higher than two earlier CIF ARA deals — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic Basin thermal coal prices head in opposite directions on strong South African bids — Platts CTI
  • Beijing calls for higher LT contracts volumes for coal — Mysteel.net
  • CME Nov thermal coal volumes rise 9% on year to 32.5Mt — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal markets relatively sluggish, worries circulate for China's import strength — Platts CTI
  • RB prices set to ease from 11-month highs after Dec expiry
    — South African Coal Report
  • FOB Richards Bay bids down $16/mt since Friday — Platts CTI
  • SA Oct coal exports hit 2019 high at 7.12Mt: customs — Platts CTI
  • Menar restates national-interest coal offer to Eskom — Mining Weekly
November 2019
  • Richards Bay rally boosts all grades thanks to Indian sponge iron buyers
    — South African Coal Report
  • South African coal bid at $100/t — Platts CTI
  • Coal remains 'critical' to global electricity mix: World Coal Association
    — Platts CTI
  • South Africa bids to hit $100/mt Friday: source — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal market stays quiet amid lack of buyers — Platts CTI
  • India absorbs Newcastle coal — Platts CTI
  • South Africa bid levels $30 higher on month — Platts CTI
  • FOB Richards Bay prices hold well above $90/t — Platts CTI
  • South African thermal coal prices itself out of key market India — Platts CTI
  • Despite talk of coal’s demise, it still powers the world — Bloomberg
  • South African market remains uncompetitive — Platts CTI
  • SA bidding activity "relentless" — Platts CTI
  • Indian buyers pivot away from South African coal — Platts CTI
  • Coal: Is this the beginning of the end? — BBC News
  • Fossil fuel polluters from US to China far off climate targets: UN — Reuters
  • India not responsible for climate change: Javadekar — Outlook India
  • Germany’s coal exit talks founder on compensation dispute — Bloomberg
  • South African prices continue to rally — Platts CTI
  • FOB South Africa prices maintain momentum — Platts CTI
  • CIL to Open 55 New Coal Mines in 5 Years — Steel Guru
  • China's appetite for coal power returns despite climate pledge — The Guardian
  • South Korea plans to shut down up to 15 coal-fired power plants this winter
    — Reuters
  • South Africa trades at nine-month high — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market remains depressed as South Africa continues to rally — Platts CTI
  • Buyers step back from South African thermal coal exports on surging prices
    — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal price remains largely unchanged amid overflowing ARA stockpiles — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay prices to test fresh 8-month highs — South African Coal Report
  • Vessel queue at South Africa’s Richards Bay swells on increased demand
    — Platts cFlow
  • European thermal coal markets succumbs to 'weakness across wider energy complex' — Platts CTI
  • Seaborne thermal coal market faces undersupply risk in 2020 – Noble (MCR)
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Richard Bay trades at 8-month high; NW Europe struggles
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa better supported by Asia demand — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market moves sideways on no demand
    — Platts CTI
  • Tepid Indian demand — Platts CTI
  • SA lacks buying interest — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal price flat on day amid unsupportive fundamentals
    — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market remains stable with bleak sentiment on weak demand — Platts CTI
  • Global annual thermal coal demand flat at 5.4 billion t, possibly to 6.4 billion t by 2040: IEA — Platts CTI
  • SA government ups pressure for lower Eskom prices, worrying industry
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Anglo American expects lower South African thermal coal exports for 2020
    — Platts CTI
  • Asian seaborne thermal coal buyers cautious while bid, offer gaps remain wide — Platts CTI
  • Germany plans 4 GW hard coal closure auction in 2020: draft law — Platts CTI
  • RB prices to test 6-month highs as demand shores up
    — South African Coal Report
  • Africa stands by fossil fuels push to underpin growth — Platts CTI
  • South Africa coal well-bid on industrial dispute — Platts CTI
  • European coal prices fall at start of week; South Africa trades higher
    — Platts CTI
  • Africa's energy future matters for the world, says IEA report — African Review
  • China expected to set annual cap on coal imports at 300Mt, industry leader says — Bloomberg
  • Early vote count at BHP AGM suggests call to exit coal lobby groups fails
    — Reuters
  • European thermal coal market ends week with additional price losses
    — Platts CTI
  • Asian thermal coal sellers look to Indian market as Chinese import curbs tighten — Platts CTI
  • Thermal coal dominates global energy mix despite low carbon transition: Capgemini — Platts CTI
  • South32 in deal to sell S African thermal coal business to Seriti — Platts CTI
  • RB prices may see small rebound on Indian demand
    — South African Coal Report
  • Market sources question SA demand — Platts CTI
  • Rising Indian stockpiles post Diwali dampen seaborne thermal coal deals
    — Platts CTI
  • South African mineworkers ‘prepare for strike’ this week: spokesman
    — Platts CTI
  • Mixed views on futures outlook — Platts CTI
  • SA September thermal coal exports down 13% on year to 6.07Mt — Platts CTI
  • European prices stutter; Richards Bay stabilises — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa September thermal coal exports down 13% on year to 6.07 million mt: customs — Platts CTI
October 2019
  • South African prices under pressure — Platts CTI
  • Southeast Asian coal demand still resilient despite push for renewable energy — Platts CTI
  • Russia to overtake Indonesia as top exporter of thermal coal by 2040: IEA
    — Hellenic Shipping News
  • RB prices stay under pressure as Indian demand weak
    — South African Coal Report
  • Sasol hoses down speculation on sale of coal assets
    — South African Coal Report
  • European thermal coal outlook remains bleak through 2019, Asian hubs mixed: Perret — Platts CTI
  • Californians Learning That Solar Panels Don’t Work in Blackouts — Bloomberg
  • South African sellers hopeful on returning Indian demand — Platts CTI
  • Glencore Jan-Sep coal production up 8% on year to 104Mt — Platts CTI
  • Vuslat Bayoglu: Transnet is on the right track - and it's very good news — fin24
  • Collapse in coal prices distresses Indonesian miners, reports Bloomberg
    — World Coal
  • European thermal coal market outlook bleak as prices fall again — Platts CTI
  • Bearish mood for US, Colombian participants at Coaltrans event: sources
    — S&P Global Platts
  • Uptick in Richards Bay discounts — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal sentiment shows little sign of improving near term
    — Platts CTI
  • Global thermal coal markets 'bottom out' as supply contracts: consultancy
    — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay rally to slow as Indian buyers step aside
    — South African Coal Report
  • IRP maintains coal as fulcrum of energy policy — IHS Markitt
  • Using coal slurry at Eskom hits a briquette wall — Business Day
  • European thermal coal prices fall as industry event keeps market silent
    — Platts CTI
  • Indian thermal coal buyers eye Indonesian cargoes amid rising Richards Bay prices — Platts CTI
  • Coal to remain king in South Africa’s new long-term energy policy — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay surges on Indian buying, NW Europe struggles
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South African producers embrace exports again as optimism returns
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa price rally continues — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal prices subdued while South Africa rallies — Platts CTI
  • South32’s SAEC maintains 2019-20 output forecast — Platts CTI
  • Transnet line closure not affecting South African market — Platts CTI
  • Coal is still the mainstay, climate debate needs reformulation: Power minister RK Singh — Financial Express
  • Atlantic thermal coal price rises just 25 cents on day amid uncertainty as to direction — Platts CTI
  • RB rally continues into third week with five-month high prices
    — South African Coal Report
  • South African sellers await Indian demand — Platts CTI
  • End world's 'coal addiction' to avert climate devastation, UN chief says
    — Reuters
  • NETL: Coal Chemical Looping Combustion Closer to Commercialization
    — Powermag
  • No Need for Energy Poverty — RealClearEnergy
  • South Africa awaits return of Indian buyers — Platts CTI
  • Sasol may be selling its SA coal business — BusinessLIVE
  • The high price of coal connections — Mail & Guardian
  • Demand for S African material eases — Platts CTI
  • Negative sentiment reigns in Atlantic thermal coal market, demand weak
    — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal price finds buy-side support at current levels
    — Platts CTI
  • Indian thermal coal buyers eye arbitrage opportunities at high-CV origins
    — Platts CTI
  • Another Gupta entity’ – Hundreds march to Melrose Arch over Mpumalanga mining deal — The Citizen
  • South African buying interest halted by current offered price — Platts CTI
  • Cabinet to decide on new energy outlook policy — South African Coal Report
  • Eskom must curb wastage to ease debt — South African Coal Report
  • RB prices eyes fresh 2-month highs on Indian demand
    — South African Coal Report
  • S Africa sees positive sentiment as buying increases — Platts CTI
  • South Africa domestic prices to rise as majors eye exports again, Minergy
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South African govt in talks with coal miners to cut prices for cash-strapped Eskom — Reuters
  • Coal may be dying, but growth in the seaborne market says not yet — Reuters
  • No future without Eskom’, says Mabuza — Mining Weekly
  • Fully committed to undertakings on climate, Minerals Minister
    — Mining Weekly
  • Patchy demand fundamentals keep Indian thermal coal trades at bay — Platts
  • CME Sep thermal coal volumes fall 1% on year to 35.7Mt — Platts CTI
  • Jobs, foreign revenue generation and energy security need careful consideration in any ‘just transition’ discussions — Menar Press Release
  • RB prices may gain amid budding Indian interest — South African Coal Report
September 2019
  • Coal India aims to displace up to 45Mtpa of coal imports
    — The Economic Times
  • BC’s Carbon Engineering secures $68-million to commercialize CO2-removal technology — The Globe and Mail
  • EU states agree to delay 'green' investment guide, leave it open to nuclear, coal — Reuters
  • Climate Change Not A Top Priority, New Poll Finds — InsideSources
  • Newcastle coal faces competition from South Africa — Platts CTI
  • SA market awaits Indian buyers — Platts CTI
  • Coal still king in Southeast Asia’s power market — World Coal
  • ZAC to grow domestic and global anthracite market — Mining Review Africa
  • Uptick in Indian interest for South African cargoes — Platts CTI
  • Discounts for South African thermal coal widen as Indian demand remains lackluster — Platts CTI
  • Mozambican coking coal project offered for sale — IHS McCloskey
  • How syndicates with big fleet of trucks steal tons of coal — SA Trucker
  • Coal-fired power crucial to global energy mix through next decade
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Atlantic decline weighs heavily on 2019 thermal coal volume
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa expecting firmer Indian demand from November — Platts CTI
  • South Africa’s energy transition risks amplified by high exposure to slowing Indian coal market — Mining Weekly
  • Cabinet considers, but fails to approve, IRP update — Engineering News
  • What the failed Glencore-Tohoku coal talks mean for the market — Reuters
  • Fossil fuel divestment has ‘zero’ climate impact, says Bill Gates
    — The Financial Times
  • South African prices pulled lower by futures — Platts CTI
  • South African market awaits Indian, Pakistan demand — Platts CTI
  • RB prices may take a breather after two-week rally
    — South African Coal Report
  • Minister Mantashe backs Seriti’s move for South32 assets
    — South African Coal Report
  • Dubai firm leads bid for South African coal mines — Arabian Business
  • Researchers Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Energy — The Engineer
  • Coal divestment hits South Africa — Mail & Guardian
  • Thermal Coal in Asia: The Real Risks for Investors — World Coal
  • RBCT coal exports edge higher in August — Argus Media
  • Thermal coal buyers cautious over China’s import quota — Platts CTI
  • Asian thermal coal to feel impact if European price rally continues: sources
    — Platts CTI
  • South Africa export prices edge higher — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal price trades to multi-month high as rally continues
    — Platts CTI
  • Price slump threatens viability of coal projects — AFR
  • Full Steam Ahead: China’s Coal-Fired Power Surge Continues At Full-Tilt
    — Stop These Things
  • Rest of year outlook hinges on China — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay prices to steady after recovering from 3-year lows
    — South African Coal Report
  • Indian demand scant — Platts CTI
  • Surface mining market to see long-term growth and forecast 2020
    — World Coal
  • Solar farms switch off en masse as coal plants flex their muscle in Queensland — RenewEconomy
  • Coal keeps South Africa ‘alive’, says Prevost — Mining Weekly
  • RBCT prices may rebound from 3-year lows as prompt month rolls
    — South African Coal Report
  • South Africa July thermal coal exports fall 3% to 4.94Mt: customs — Platts CTI
August 2019
  • Despite assertions coal mining is on the brink, some argue it will be a key sector for SA for decades — Mining Weekly
  • South Africa producers sell more to stable domestic market — IHS McCloskey
  • South Africa physical prices offered lower — Platts CTI
  • Seriti may turn to equipment makers as coal IPOs shunned — Bloomberg
  • South African export price pushed lower by futures — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal cargoes spill into Indian market — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay prices to steady near 3-year lows this week
    — South African Coal Report
  • South32 to exit SA thermal business as Seriti emerges winner
    — South African Coal Report
  • Eskom Could Sell Coal Power Plants, SA Treasury Says — Bloomberg
  • Richards Bay prices to steady near 3-year lows this week
    — South African Coal Report
  • IRP must strike “correct energy balance”- Mantashe
    — South African Coal Report
  • Fossil Fuels: Still Winning — IER
  • Prices slide further in Atlantic thermal coal markets — Platts CTI
  • Eskom Board Member Says South Africa at Risk of Power Outages
    — Bloomberg
  • Moody's changes coal industry outlook to negative as export prices weaken
    — World Coal
  • South32 in talks to sell S African Energy Coal; lowers production guidance
    — Platts CTI
  • Eskom in coal price suicide as demand spurs costs — IOL
  • Sellers zero in on Indian thermal coal market amid intense competition
    — Platts CTI
  • Weakening rupee dampens India’s seaborne interest — Platts CTI
  • Coal industry stakes survival on carbon capture plan — Financial Times
  • Weak demand fundamentals keep thermal coal buyers at bay — Platts CTI
  • Glencore coal split could scratch multiple itches — Breakingviews
  • Coal, Business Interests Support EPA in Legal Challenge to Affordable Clean Energy Rule — InsideSources
  • Coal may be dying, but growth in the seaborne market says not yet: Russell
    — Reuters
  • South African high-CV prices better supported — Platts CTI
  • European Blended Price displays unsustainable thermal coal market
    — Platts CTI
  • RB prices could test 3-year lows on weak Indian demand
    — South African Coal Report
  • Anglo to exit thermal coal sooner rather than later
    — South African Coal Report
  • S. Africa exports set to decline due to funding issues – industry exec
    — South African Coal Report
  • Minergy ramps up output at new Botswana mine — South African Coal Report
  • July thermal coal derivatives up 25% on year to 76.1Mt: LEBA — Platts CTI
  • China import controls spread, but market fears worst is yet to come
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Eskom to pay sharply more for coal, threatening SA exports
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South African coal waits on Indian buyers — Platts CTI
  • South African discount rates yet to move — Platts CTI
  • Key prices all fall — Platts CTI
  • Wind forecasts bearish for coal futures — Platts CTI
  • Current index levels unsustainable — Platts CTI
  • Oversupplied coal market could improve after summer months — Platts CTI
  • Low gas prices and weak demand continue to put pressure on European thermal coal markets — Platts CTI
  • RB prices under pressure from weak Newcastle, subdued India — Platts CTI
  • Eskom sees surge in coal costs for second straight year
    — South African Coal Report
  • Rupee depreciation dampens Indian seaborne demand
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Lignite takes lion's share in German generation mix for fourth week in row
    — Platts CTI
  • Glencore coal split could scratch multiple itches – Breakingviews
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets driven lower by gas in week ended Friday
    — Platts CTI
  • From construction industry to GM in mining sector — Mining Weekly
  • Glencore's African assets underperform — Mining Weekly
  • Wescoal concludes CSA with Eskom over Moabsvelden — Engineering News
  • Increased S Africa thermal coal exports create short-term tightness
    — Platts CTI
July 2019
  • South Africa H1 2019 coal exports flat at 38.4Mt: customs — Platts CTI
  • Oversupplied ARA thermal coal market, weak demand keeps cargoes unsold: sources — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay may come under pressure amid falling Newcastle — Platts CTI
  • European energy markets trend lower with coal futures — Platts CTI
  • Oversupplied European thermal coal market sees prices fall — Platts CTI
  • Stampede in Newcastle 6,000 NAR market sends prices crashing — Platts CTI
  • Coal is critical to enabling South Africa’s stability and future growth
    — World Coal
  • Futures lose on the back of curve — Platts CTI
  • South Africa trading activity slows down — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay discounts — Platts CTI
  • Indian buyers keep South African prices rangebound — Platts CTI
  • IRP to be out of date by time of Cabinet approval as a result of protracted talks — Engineering News
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets bolstered by European energy — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay prices set to test two month highs this week — Platts CTI
  • Op-Ed: Climate change, a different point of view — ESI Africa
  • Futures rise sharply Friday — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets expect downward price correction after recent rally — Platts CTI
  • Anglo American Q2 coal production totals 15.3 million mt, up 14%: South African thermal up 3% — Platts CTI
  • European energy complex dictates coal futures — Platts CTI
  • Industry and campaigners spar over S. Africa's carbon tax — Mail & Guardian
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices rise alongside higher freight — Platts CTI
  • Final energy outlook plan likely by September — South African Coal Report
  • Financial markets drag South African prices lower — Platts CTI
  • Glencore’s green rebrand a complex brew for governments, society, and shareholders – MiningMX
  • South Africa to finalise energy outlook plan (IRP) by Sept
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Foresight founder Chris Cline dies in helicopter crash — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Higher seaborne thermal coal freight weighs on FOB prices — Platts CTI
  • Coal market sources remain positive despite China's focus on renewables
    — Platts CTI
  • Germany exits coal: A model for Asia? — Platts CTI
  • RBCT ready to increase shipments — Platts CTI
  • Mineral resources budget prioritises exploration, beneficiation, licensing
    – Mining Weekly
  • India eyes South African cargoes post-maintenance — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan thermal coal prices spurred upward by wider seaborne markets
    — Platts CTI
  • Futures move higher, South Africa FOB trades again — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay spot prices hit 7-week high — Platts CTI
  • Price rises in European thermal coal market offers much-wanted bullish sentiment — Platts CTI
  • South African coal returns after railway maintenance — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices continue upward trend with more positive sentiment — Platts CTI
  • South Africa continues run of spot trades — Platts CTI
  • Value of Australian coal exports tipped to decline sharply over next 18 months — The Guardian
  • Carbon and Carbon Dioxide: Clearing Up the Confusion: Let’s restore common sense to our public policy debates on energy and climate — HACER
  • Spot deals in CIF ARA and FOB Richards Bay markets — Platts CTI
  • South African May thermal coal exports rise 5% to 6.61Mt: customs
    — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets start week higher — Platts CTI
June 2019
  • President eases restrictions on coal-fired power plants — WSIL-TV
  • Rail maintenance could support Richards Bay prices — Platts CTI
  • South Africa’s TFR to conduct 10-day annual shutdown of coal line — Platts CTI
  • Futures trade higher, South African prices follow — Platts CTI
  • Coal: Renewable energy is not ready for primetime — News and Sentinel
  • The Elephant in the Room: Lack of Warming and the Eastern Coal Rampage
    — Townhall
  • Weaning US power sector off fossil fuels would cost $4.7 trillion: study
    — Reuters
  • South African Minerals and Energy Minister priority to protect coal from renewables: analyst — Platts CTI
  • South African prices follow futures downward — Platts CTI
  • More spot deals in South African export market — Platts CTI
  • Lower coal futures brings down South African prices — Platts CTI
  • Global market faces "significant oversupply" — IHS Markit
  • Spot activity in South African FOB market — Platts CTI
  • Mozambique Gas Riches Near as $25 Billion LNG Plant Approved — Bloomberg
  • South African prices rise in-line with futures market — Platts CTI
  • American Coal Council issues statement on EPA's ACE rule — World Coal
  • SA’s $16bn Eskom pledge threatens future of lower CV exports — IHS Markit
  • Physical prices gains in Europe, South Africa — Platts CTI
  • Upcoming rail maintenance boost South African prices — Platts CTI
  • Traders struggle to conclude fresh deals in Atlantic thermal coal market
    — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay prices lose momentum after strong June start — Platts CTI
  • Maatla Energy looks to buy Jindal’s Botswana coal project
    — South African Coal Report
  • South African prices driven by financial markets — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices open week with fresh multi-year lows — Platts CTI
  • South Africa Defends Use of Coal as It Seeks Progress on Climate — Bloomberg
  • Reflecting on WCA’s “powering Asia” conference — World Coal
  • Coal to remain stressed amid high stocks, poor producer discipline
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • How the US Is Investing in Advanced Coal Technologies — Powermag
  • CIF ARA futures trend lower, South African prices edge up — Platts CTI
  • Research And Markets.com adds new report on South African coal to its portfolio — World Coal
  • Coal consolidates in Asia which is a boost for Australia, according to BP Report — World Coal
  • Ongoing development and co-operation of CCUS critical to reducing emissions — World Coal
  • In Coal We Trust: The Need For Coal Power In Asia — Forbes
  • Indian demand subdued — Platts CTI
  • South Africa’s coal industry stands to gain from Ramaphosa win — IHS Markit
  • South African prices fall on financial markets — Platts CTI
  • Uptick in Richards Bay prices — Platts CTI
  • High carbon taxes increase likelihood of future no-coal records, reports EnAppSys — World Coal
  • Existing coal-fired plants are less costly than new electricity sources
    — World Coal
  • US to extract REEs from coal ash in bid to escape Chinese dominance?
    — World Coal
  • Demand for Richards Bay cargoes inch positive — Platts CTI
  • Destination of South32’s SA thermal coal assets may turn on size of the premium — MiningMX
  • Limited Richards Bay trades to India — Platts CTI
  • India demand tepid — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price approaches three-year low — Platts CTI
  • Junior mining badly in need of kickstart – Swanepoel – Mining Weekly
  • Calling climate change ‘catastrophic’ makes it harder to find real answers
    — Bjorn Lomborg
  • RB prices to hover near 3-year lows on weak Asian demand — IHS Markit
  • South African prices pulled lower by futures — Platts CTI
May 2019
  • Industry generally welcomes Gwede Mantashe as Minerals and Energy Minister — Engineering News
  • Domestic market continue to be stale, overseas prices ‘a train wreck’
    — IHS Markit
  • Bad fundamentals keep Atlantic thermal coal markets at bay — Platts CTI
  • India interest muted — Platts CTI
  • Waning Indian demand for South African coal — Platts CTI
  • Strike avoided at Richards Bay Coal Terminal — Platts CTI
  • South African prices pulled lower by futures — Platts CTI
  • Indian market seeks price discounts for Australian high ash cargoes
    — Platts CTI
  • Government unlikely to be able to force coal investments — IHS Markit
  • European carbon costs deliver final blow to British Steel — IHS Markit
  • Guest opinion: Utilities warn of threat to U.S. power grid — Deseret News
  • Limited 5,500 kcal/kg NAR South African cargoes — Platts CTI
  • Absent spot demand pushes Atlantic thermal coal prices lower — Platts CTI
  • We demonise coal at our very real socio-economic peril — BusinessLIVE
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets lose ground on bear fundamentals — Platts CTI
  • Growing supply depresses Asia thermal coal prices — Platts CTI
  • Outlook for European thermal coal weak through to end-2019: industry event — Platts CTI
  • Trade heard in Richards Bay market — Platts CTI
  • South African mid-cv arbitrage widens — Platts CTI
  • RB prices could get support from growing Indian interest
    — South African Coal Report
  • Energy roadmap expected shortly — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets begin week with sharp price losses — Platts CTI
  • Coal's Collapse Crowns Winners and Losers From China to the US
    — Mining.com
  • Global energy investment steady in 2018, but there's trouble ahead
    — International Energy Agency
  • Proposal for a German coal phase-out — Energy Transition
  • Release of updated IRP imminent, says Radebe, as he allays coal producers' fears — Engineering News
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets trend lower on poor demand — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices fall as weak fundamentals linger — Platts CTI
  • Chinese currency plunge spreads gloom in Asian thermal coal market
    — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets continue to wait for price recovery — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA, FOB Richards Bay physical prices fall — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan thermal coal market anticipates downward price movement in near term — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets continue downtrend — Platts CTI
  • Second 900 MW unit at Opole synchronised — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets begin week with unchanged fundamentals
    — Platts CTI
  • Germany faces power supply crunch in winter 2022 – analyst — Montel
  • Supply tightness creeps in on South African coal — Platts CTI
  • The Reason Renewables Can't Power Modern Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To — Forbes
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets weak despite pricing gains — Platts CTI
  • Is exponential growth of solar PV the obvious conclusion — IEA
  • The World Bank Must Change Course — Bjorn Lomborg
  • Why Renewables Can't Save the Planet — Quillette
  • Indian thermal coal buyers seek out South African amid arbitrage — Platts CTI
  • Troubled Zimbabwean colliery eyes metcoal as lifeline
    — South African Coal Report
  • Richards Bay off-spec shores up on emerging South Asian demand
    — South African Coal Report
  • ANC wants banks to be forced to fund South African coal mines
    — Engineering News
  • Sweden’s Lack of Electricity Capacity Is Threatening Growth — Bloomberg
  • Activists slam South Africa's decision to pump water to coal mines
    — Bloomberg
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets turn to Asia amid poor European demand
    — Platts CTI
  • South African prices favorable for Indian buyers — Platts CTI
  • European, South African physical prices rise — Platts CTI
  • CME April thermal coal derivatives volumes drop 1.6% on year to 29.01Mt
    — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices recover although fundamentals still weak
    — Platts CTI
  • Deer Run, other Illinois Basin mines could change coal market dynamics
    — S&P Global
  • South Africa's March coal exports down 1.2% on year at 7.08Mt — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets face lack of spot demand — Platts CTI
April 2019
  • Increased Asian demand expected to boost Atlantic prices: sources
    — Platts CTI
  • Firmer demand for South African coal — Platts CTI
  • Indian demand boost for South African coals — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market trades rangebound on weak global sentiment — Platts CTI
  • India seeks South African coal amid tight supply — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market sources see little room for near-term recovery — Platts CTI
  • Domestic arbitrage in South Africa — Platts CTI
  • Behind the Green New Deal: An elite war on the working class
    — New York Post
  • A Cup Half Full: Answering the Question “Why Coal and How Coal?”
    — American Coal Council
  • China's Far From Done With Coal as Regulator Eases New Plant Ban
    — Bloomberg
  • Trump's Latest Idea to Help Coal Is Mini Power Plants — Bloomberg
  • Green Deals Won’t Save the World, But Access to Energy Will
    — RealClearEnergy.org
  • SA’s coal output steadies at 252Mt in 2018, prices up — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Global thermal coal market at risk of oversupply — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Supply tightness lifts SA off-spec export prices, Eskom buying
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa prices also rise on-day — Platts CTI
  • South African thermal coal prices continued to rise after Monday's gains
    — Platts CTI
  • South African prices find more support — Platts CTI
  • South African coal sold out on domestic consumption — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market continues bearish run — Platts CTI
  • Mantashe urges continued investment in clean coal tech — Mining Weekly
  • CIF ARA, FOB Richards Bay prices rise on week — Platts CTI
  • Limited upside for Atlantic thermal coal prices despite on-week gains
    — Platts CTI
  • Choices for India — Platts CTI
  • South African, Australian physical markets lose ground — Platts CTI
  • Negative sentiment prevails in Atlantic thermal coal markets — Platts CTI
  • South African 2018 coal output steadies at 252Mt — South African Coal Report
  • Gains in off-spec FOB Richards Bay prices — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal price ticks up, sentiment still bearish — Platts CTI
  • No, renewables are not taking over the world — Bjorn Lomborg
  • Overheating About Global Warming — Bjorn Lomborg
  • Climate change: 'Magic bullet' carbon solution takes big step — BBC
  • Coal prices plunge as global energy dynamics whip up perfect storm
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • India turns attention to South African thermal coal away from Indonesian volumes — Platts CTI
  • South32 begins sale process for South African thermal coal operations
    — Mining Technology
  • Physical CIF ARA, FOB Richards Bay prices hit fresh lows — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets see no end in sight for dramatic price falls
    — Platts CTI
  • World economic forum admits benefits of CO2 — CO2 Coalition
  • The “New Energy Economy”: An Exercise in Magical Thinking — CO2 Coalition
  • Botswana's Minergy on track to supply coal to SA in 2019 — Business Live
  • Richards Bay plumbs fresh 2-½-year lows in buyer’s market — IHS Markit
  • South African supply seen a favorable option in near term — Platts CTI
  • South Africa Feb coal exports recover 40% to 6.82Mt: customs — Platts CTI
March 2019
  • "The end of the coal age" is nowhere in sight — Count on Coal
  • Global Energy & CO2 Status Report — IEA
  • Indonesian coal faces uphill struggle to diversify exports away from China
    — Global Platts
  • Mining of continued importance to Australia’s economy — World Coal
  • Wood Mackenzie comments on China's thermal coal import restriction
    — World Coal
  • EIA: US Coal exports reached five year high in 2018 — World Coal
  • GE Steam Power helps CPHGC in Pakistan reach power plant milestone three months early — World Coal
  • Energy policies should be technology neutral so as not to damage Australia’s economy — World Coal
  • We're finally told what the carbon tax will cost us. Are you sitting down?
    — Financial Post
  • South African coal still a cheaper option — Platts CTI
  • Longer-term coal prices seen as resilient but falling new mine investment limits supply — Platts
  • Construction of coal-fired power plants rising in China: report — Platts CTI
  • What is the future of coal? — Mining Review Africa
  • South African prices more stable, deals to Pakistan — Platts CTI
  • World Coal Association response to IEA Global Energy & CO2 Status Report 2018 — WCA
  • Coal industry has to choose: exports or local supply? — Business Day
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets pushed into steeper contango as poor demand drags on — Platts CTI
  • Global coal demand up 0.7% in 2018, largely due to Asia: IEA — Platts
  • Richards Bay drops to 2-½ year low on weak demand, supply glut — IHS Markit
  • Generation margins rise in Germany on power price hike; fall in UK
    — IHS Markit
  • Global coal market seen well-placed for next decade, despite challenges
    — IHS Markit
  • Asia will contribute 49% of global petrochemical capacity additions by 2030, says GlobalData — Energy Global
  • Coaltrans Cairo: Coal is not phased out in the Middle East — World Coal
  • Bilateral trade reported at $69.10/mt in FOB Richards Bay market — Platts CTI
  • Indian buyers turn to South African thermal coal amid tight petcoke supply
    — Platts CTI
  • Are Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants Less Expensive Than New Gas, Wind or Solar? — American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
  • Supporting the Next Generation Of Coal-Fuelled Power Plants
    — American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
  • Boiler-tube leaks playing big role in rise of unplanned losses to over 12 000MW — Mining Weekly
  • Suez Canal charges advantageous for South African sellers — Platts CTI
  • Future thermal coal demand from power sector limited in Middle East and North Africa: sources — Platts CTI
  • Why solar and wind power are ruinously expensive — Bizcommunity.com
  • South African thermal coal prices drop on physical deal — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay hits 21-month low with no bottom in sight — SACR
  • FOB Richards Bay priced at $59.50/mt — Platts CTI
  • “The Surprisingly Sustainable Case for Coal” — World Coal Association
  • Commentary: The mysterious case of disappearing electricity demand — IEA
  • Coal industry struggles with lack of capital, negative public perception — Platts
  • World Coal Association response to Glencore announcement — Mining Weekly
  • Coal will continue to be key resource for decades — Mining Weekly
  • Indonesian coal faces uphill struggle to diversify exports away from China
    — Platts
  • S Africa’s Exxaro achieves record coal production, sales in 2018 — Platts CTI
  • FOB Richards Bay follows futures market upward — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market anticipates further Australian flows — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay prices under pressure from cheaper Australian coal — IHS Markit
  • South32 shortlists bidders for South African coal assets — IHS Markit
  • World Energy Outlook 2018 — IEA
  • Scientists at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology turn carbon dioxide back into carbon — World Coal
  • Atlantic thermal coal market sources look outside of Europe for deals
    — Platts CTI
  • Egypt’s Jan-Feb thermal coal volumes top 1Mt, up 40.9%: shipping data
    — Platts CTI
  • New black-empowered miner Sibambene Coal searching for assets
    — Engineering News
  • Faking It on Climate Change — Bjψrn Lomborg
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets rangebound with bearish sentiment — Platts CTI
  • New technologies, not Paris climate agreement, will do the job
    — Financial Times
  • Why Renewables Can’t Save the Planet — Quillette
  • Richards Bay rally to cool after loadings return to normal
    — South African Coal Report
  • Community unrest interrupts coal output at Mpumalanga
    — South African Coal Report
  • Colombia loses some share to Russia, South Africa — Platts CTI
  • Glencore’s watershed on coal — BusinessLIVE
  • America Should Better Utilize Advanced Coal — Forbes
  • Does it really make sense to build a new coal power plant today?
    — Emerging Europe
  • Green New Deal is more of a disaster — register-herald.com
  • SA Jan thermal coal exports hit 18-month low of 4.87Mt — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets suppressed by weak demand — Platts CTI
February 2019
  • FOB Richards Bay trade at $83/mt — Platts CTI
  • Russian thermal coal offered aggressively into ARA — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan South African coal remained the main source to the market
    — Platts CTI
  • Anglo wary of new thermal coal investments — South African Coal Report
  • CIF ARA thermal coal market sentiment starts week bearish, stocks still high
    — Platts CTI
  • Strange days for coal with Glencore's cap, China curbs: Russell — Reuters
  • Atlantic thermal coal market subdued by European complex, Asian demand
    — Platts CTI
  • Woodmac assesses Australian high CV thermal coal prices — World Coal
  • Mueller’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Prosecutions May Lead to Probes of Green Groups — The Daily Signal
  • First development pod completed at Lesedi 3 — World Coal
  • FOB Richards Bay trade at $82/mt — Platts CTI
  • FOB Richards Bay trades 50 cents lower — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market remains bearish in near term despite price rise — Platts CTI
  • FOB Richards Bay trade at $82.50/t — Platts CTI
  • European thermal coal market still bearish, no fresh utility demand
    — Platts CTI
  • Richards Bay trades higher after hitting 2-1/2yr low — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan traders buy Indonesian cargo, while South Africa prices fall
    — IHS Markit
  • Commentary: The mysterious case of disappearing electricity demand
    — International Energy Agency
  • DOE electricity chief belittles 'Green New Deal' goal — Greenwire
  • DOE to Invest Up to $9.5 Million to Create New Market Opportunities for Coal — Office of Fossil Energy
  • The role of coal in India’s energy ambitions — World Coal Association
  • FOB Richards Bay trades at $76.60/mt — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA futures fall, FOB Richards Bay trade — Platts CTI
  • A timely reminder of the essential value of coal power
    — The Tribune Democrat
  • King coal retreats in Europe, but still powers global growth — S&P Global Platts
  • High-CV Indonesian cargoes more competitive than South African — Platts CTI
  • Large off-spec discounts to become the norm this year in South Africa
    — IHS Markit
  • The ‘Green New Deal’ May Not Save Planet Earth, But It Could Rescue the Trump Campaign — InsideSources
  • SA coal prices under pressure from low demand, strong Indian stockpiles
    — Platts CTI
  • South African 4,800 kcal/kg NAR exports lose to domestic market
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • S. Africa failing to cash in on high prices, output steady at 253Mt
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa promises to clear hurdles blocking mining investment
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Wood Instead of Coal: More Foolishness from Radical Environmentalists
    — Western Journal
  • SA needs coal 'until at least 2040', panel argues — Fin24
  • The Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    — Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Richards Bay volumes remain in terminal decline — Platts CTI
  • Report's sensational claim of 'climate breakdown' is catchy but untrue
    — Bjorn Lomborg
  • Australia: 2018 sees coal as number one — World Coal
  • Light trading Monday in bearish Atlantic thermal coal markets — Platts CTI
  • How South Africa could fix distressed Eskom — Bloomberg
  • Logistics a weak link in South Africa’s coal value chain — Mining Weekly
  • S. African thermal coal producers highlight quality issues, balanced outlook
    — Platts CTI
January 2019
  • WCA responds to IPCC's Special Report on Global Warming — World Coal
  • Boost for international miners as India's thermal coal imports jump — Reuters
  • European thermal coal market responds slowly to German coal commission
    — Platts CTI
  • Can wind and solar replace fossil fuels? — Watts Up With That?
  • Why a Green Deal Is No Bargain at All — LifeZette
  • Coal Remains a Dominant Global Fuel in IEA Forecasts
    — Institute for Energy Research
  • Coal Isn't Dead. China Proves It. — Forbes
  • Accelerated coal exit could cost Germany up to 54 bln euros extra: study
    — Xinhua
  • A Cup Half Full: Answering the Question “Why Coal and How Coal?”
    — American Coal Council
  • Exxaro commits to R20 billion investment in South Africa
    — Mining Review Africa
  • CIF ARA coal prices rise again but outlook remains bearish — Platts CTI
  • RBCT coal exports decline — Mining Weekly
  • German industry warns on coal exit costs, calls for periodic reviews
    — Platts CTI
  • Low prices in European thermal coal market squeeze US, South African sellers — Platts CTI
  • Benchmark RB prices edge up, off-spec sentiment mixed — IHS Markit
  • Germany's 2019 hard coal imports seen rising after mining ends — Reuters
  • Indian demand for South African thermal coal weak into Q1: trade — Platts CTI
  • Eskom presentation in Durban focuses on coal and Independent Power Producers — Eskom Media Desk
  • South32’s thermal coal production slips 9% on year in Oct-Dec — Platts CTI
  • IEA sees global coal consumption steady until 2023 — McCloskey Coal Report
  • China uncertainty to weigh on 2019 thermal coal markets
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa Oct coal output steady on year at 22.7Mt
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • S. Africa exports hit 14-month high above 8Mt in November — Platts CTI
  • White House sends EPA chief nomination to Senate as shutdown drags on
    — S&P Global Platts
  • Coal - king for another day — Mining Mirror
  • Late Eskom exec Mark van der Riet: How State Capture turned murderous
    — BizNews.com
  • Indian thermal coal buyers return for South African coal in December
    — Platts CTI
  • Demand low in CIF ARA thermal coal market amid high stocks — Platts CTI
  • Global coal demand set to remain stable through 2023, despite headwinds
    — International Energy Agency
  • The IPCC dismissed natural climate change risks
  • Business chamber asks Nersa to stop all new IPPs — Moneyweb
  • Jarrett: EPA proposal could cut coal emissions and boost fuel diversity
    — Farmington Daily Times
  • EPA Pushes for More Coal-Fired Power Under the Trump Administration
    — The Charleston Chronicle
  • Another climate summit means more expensive, ineffective promises
    — Bjψrn Lomborg
  • Focus on climate change draws resources best used elsewhere
    — Bjψrn Lomborg
  • Truth is the First Casualty of Global Warming — Bjψrn Lomborg
  • FOB Richards Bay trade at $94/mt — Platts CTI
  • SA Nov thermal coal exports rise 13% on year to 7.9Mt: customs — Platts CTI
  • Futures tumble — Platts CTI
  • CIF ARA thermal coal market starts 2019 down 5 cents — Platts CTI
 

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