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December 2016
- CIF ARA spot edges lower, Richards Bay trades marginally higher — Platts CTI
- South Africa's Richards Bay market quiet — Platts CTI
- WCA's response to IEA’s Medium-Term Coal Market Report
— World Coal Association - Growth in global coal demand to slow over next five years: IEA — Reuters
- South African coal prices vary — Platts CTI
- EU energy package: What it means for coal, renewables and efficiency
— Climate Brief - China Nov coal imports hit highest in 18 months — Reuters
- Coal India likely to miss FY17 sales target — The Economic Times
- Huge jump in Chinese iron ore, coal imports — Mining.com
- Anglo American about to make key decision on South African assets sale
— Mining.com - S African cargoes diverted to Europe from India — Platts CTI
- South African coal sees limited Indian buying — Platts CTI
- Not many bids for South African thermal coal — Platts CTI
- Debt-laden Buffalo Coal treads water — Mining Weekly
- WCA looks at the IEA’s coal outlook in WEO 2016 — World Coal Association
- S. African Oct exports down 13% on-year — Platts CTI
November 2016
- Liquidity in CIF ARA futures drops further — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers limited by ongoing demonetization — Platts CTI
- Thermal coal price rally — Coaltrans
- Steepest drop in global temperature on record — Platts CTI
- A chance to make coal cleaner — Times Leader
- WCA writes to Jakarta Post — World Coal Association
- Buyers expect South African price drop in January — Platts CTI
- South African prices surge — Platts CTI
- The South Africa Richards Bay FOB market moved lower — Platts CTI
- South African price slump slowing — Platts CTI
- Will Coal Really Make a Comeback Under Trump? — 24/7 Wall St.
- Under Trump shadow, climate talks set 2018 deadline to agree rules
— Reuters - On climate change policy, neither time nor Trump are on Turnbull's side
— The Guardian - Ambitious 81Mtpa export coal target iced by Transnet — Miningmx
- IEA sees coal demand growth 'grind to a halt,' steep decline in US, EU over long-term — Platts CTI
- IEA forecasts 730GW of new high efficiency coal plants by 2040 — World Coal
- Indian buyers inquiring for partial quantities of S African coal — Platts CTI
- South African values plummet on weaker sentiment — Platts CTI
- South African coal under pressure — Platts CTI
- Platts physical thermal coal netbacks — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers try to minimize South African purchases — Platts CTI
- China's rising coal generation is both a right and wrong step: Russell — Reuters
- Limited interest for South African coal — Platts CTI
- S African anthracite thermal coal shipment arrives at Ukrainian port
— Platts CTI - South African coal tight — Platts CTI
- S African monthly thermal coal exports hit highest level in 2016 — Platts CTI
- South Africa follows Australia higher — Platts CTI
- South African monthly thermal coal exports up 15.9% to highest level in 2016 — Platts CTI
October 2016
- DES ARA spot market static as focus moves to Richards Bay — Platts CTI
- Vedanta Group’s Hindustan Zinc buys thermal coal from S Africa — Platts CTI
- S African trade grinds to halt — Platts CTI
- Another prime minister, another endorsement for coal – but why?
— The Conversation - GlobalCOAL introduces new contracts to trade 5,700 NAR South African coal
— Platts CTI - South African post gains as bids and offers evaporate — Platts CTI
- S African prices push higher — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay gains $2.50 as trade returns — Platts CTI
- Global Commodities Thermal Coal: Is the [price] ceiling in? — UBS Global Research
- The South Africa Richards Bay FOB market moved lower — Platts CTI
- CIF ARA futures move down $1-$2 as European power prices ease — Platts CTI
- Renewed buying interest pushes S African prices higher — Platts CTI
- Indian interest in S African material limited — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers opt for S African coals — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot up almost $4 — Platts CTI
- CIF ARA thermal coal prices push above FOB Richards Bay — Platts CTI
- India seeks higher CV coal — Platts CTI
- South African Aug exports edge 1% higher on-year — Platts CTI
September 2016
- Year-ahead paper breaches $61/t — Platts CTI
- Indian interest for S African coal improves — Platts CTI
- Why CO2 is not the problem — Coal Asia
- Colombian and S African prices on par into India — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers hold back — Platts CTI
- China buyers baulk at South African coal despite profit potential — Platts CTI
- Possible shift to South African coal — Platts CTI
- The Challenge of Cutting Coal Dependence — The New York Times
- Mixed Views on Coal Sector Upside — Mining Sector News
- South African coal price volatility — Platts CTI
- Little interest in South African coal — Platts CTI
- The South Africa Richards Bay FOB market crept upward — Platts CTI
- South African coal tracks CIF ARA lower — Platts CTI
- S Africa’s Universal Coal starts production at NCC — Platts CTI
- Biggest commodity surprise of 2016 is a windfall for miners — Bloomberg
- Demand for South African coal weak — Platts CTI
- CIF ARA spot tanks over $2 on weaker sentiment, falling futures — Platts CTI
- Interest for South African coal slowly returning — Platts CTI
- Gordhan to shed light on Gupta-Eskom coal deals — The Star
- Gupta’s Oakbay sells Optimum Coal export rights for R3.6bn — miningmx
- Ukrainian coal stocks up 4.3% on-week on imports from S Africa — Platts CTI
- High Richards Bay 6,000 offers deter Indian buying interest — Platts CTI
- Indian demand for South African coal remains muted — Platts CTI
- Questions over South Africa prices — Platts CTI
- Lower CV South African discounts — Platts CTI
- S African July thermal coal exports fall 35% on-year to 13-month low
— Platts CTI
August 2016
- Richards Bay edges higher — Platts CTI
- India’s MMTC seeks South African steam coal — Platts CTI
- Petcoke, Mozambican material edge out S Africa — Platts CTI
- South African material heads to India — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot quiet, stable — Platts CTI
- Cheaper Indian port stocks deter South African coal buying — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot also slips — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers steer clear of high-priced South African coal — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot at near 2-year high — Platts CTI
- South African prices rally on Asia strength — Platts CTI
- Lower offers spark S Africa trade — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers turn to domestic coal on high import prices — Platts CTI
- Glencore H1 2016 coal production slips 14% on-year to 58.8Mt — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay fails to find support — Platts CTI
- Flows of Richards Bay coal into ARA observed — Platts CTI
- S African stocks at Indian ports offered $3-$4 below fresh cargoes — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers heard postponing South African shipments — Platts CTI
- Discounts for lower CV S African coal increase — Platts CTI
- Indonesia-South Africa spread narrows — Platts CTI
- South African lower CV cargoes — Platts CTI
- High prices and a slow industrial sector curb Indian coal imports — Platts CTI
- Indian demand for South African coal thin amid high offers — Platts CTI
July 2016
- S African June exports increase 10% on-year to 5.07Mt — Platts CTI
- Are You Prepared for an Abrupt Shift in the Coal Sector? — BtuBaron LLC
- S. African suppliers increase discount to index for Indian buyers — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB trades at highest since mid-May 2015 — Platts CTI
- Transnet coal line maintenance over — Platts CTI
- South African bid-offer spread — Platts CTI
- South African coal volatile — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB ticks up — Platts CTI
- South African coal steady on high offers — Platts CTI
- South African prices slide despite deals — Platts CTI
- South Africa FOB prices under pressure on limited demand — Platts CTI
- Volatility in South African prices limits Indian buying — Platts CTI
- South African prices rise over $1.50 — Platts CTI
- Thermal coal futures so bright, you gotta wear shades — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB slips — Platts CTI
- Unloved coal seen surging as China cuts collide with La Nina — Bloomberg
- South Africa market still lethargic — Platts CTI
- S Africa’s Transnet completes first phase of coal rail line expansion — Platts CTI
- South African market also gains — Platts CTI
- South African price rise dampens Indian interest — Platts CTI
- S African May thermal coal exports slip 2.8% on-year to 6.48 million mt
— Platts CTI - South Africa quiet — Platts CTI
- Transnet coal line shuts down for two weeks — Caxton News Service
- South Africa market remains flat — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers find alternatives to high priced S African coal — Platts CTI
- No trades in South African market — Platts CTI
- Volatile S African coal prices limit buying from India — Platts CTI
June 2016
- South African spot prices edge higher — Platts CTI
- South African coal faces competition — Platts CTI
- S Africa's Transnet sets coal export rail line maintenance for July 11-24
— Platts CTI - South African thermal spot recovers over $1 as discount to paper narrows
— Platts CTI - South African Transnet 2015/16 export coal railings down 5.5% on-year
— Platts CTI - South African physical-paper spread widens — Platts CTI
- Indian demand for S African thermal coal subdued amid price volatility
— Platts CTI - Coal’s Role in ASEAN Energy — Cornerstone
- SA exporters see possible opportunities in domestic market — Platts CTI
- South African prices break with derivative rally — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay holds levels — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB edges up — Platts CTI
- Less South African coal imports — Platts CTI
- High South African coal prices stifle Indian buying interest — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB steady — Platts CTI
- Price volatility limits Indian buying interest for South African coal — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot gains for third day — Platts CTI
- Polygeneration as a Means to Reduce Energy Poverty in Pakistan
— Cornerstone - Richards Bay FOB gains further — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB trades higher — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot stable — Platts CTI
- SA’s coal-fired power path at risk of becoming a dead end — BDlive
- Slide in CIF ARA and South African thermal derivatives markets continues
— Platts CTI - CIF ARA and South African paper markets fall back after profit taking
— Platts CTI - High S African thermal coal price saps Indian buying interest — Platts CTI
- Higher S African coal prices limit trades in Indian thermal market — Platts CTI
- Indonesian thermal buying interest seen returning as S African prices rise
— Platts CTI - Richards Bay 6,000 NAR spot hits $60/t — Platts CTI
- Supply tight, Indian thermal buyers seek S African coal — Platts CTI
- S African prices boosted by deal — Platts CTI
- Colombian thermal coal heads to Middle East in rare move — Platts CTI
- US Coal Market Update — Scotia Howard Weil
- Uncertainty sparks index trading in Richards Bay — Platts CTI
- What’s Driving India’s Coal Demand Growth — Cornerstone
May 2016
- Richards Bay pushes higher on offers, bids — Platts CTI
- RBCT CEO to stand down — Mining Weekly
- Richards Bay FOB spot loses almost $1 — Platts CTI
- South African FOB remains under pressure — Platts CTI
- Indian interest for South African thermal coal returns — Platts CTI
- Fueling Increased Electricity Production — Cornerstone
- Saudi Arabia’s pipe dreams, Germany’s baseload problems, new hopes for coal and gas power — ENERGY WATCH
- South African prices drop further — Platts CTI
- India Power Report — BMI Research
- South African FOB market cools — Platts CTI
- China and India could destabilize global coal market — eia
- South African FOB gains on higher deals — Platts CTI
- Deals for SA coal in India amid cautious sentiment — Platts CTI
- South African FOB climbs to month-highs — Platts CTI
- Coal sector to continue to be significant source of employment, says Anglo American Coal SA head — Engineering News
- Richards Bay FOB spot gains almost $1 — Platts CTI
- S African coal mining production down 16% on-year in March: Statistics SA
— Platts CTI - Richards Bay FOB thermal spot slips on increased availability — Platts CTI
- Indian buyers seek off-spec South African coal — Platts CTI
- Indian demand for South African coal limited by high prices — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot moves lower — Platts CTI
- S African FOB gains on higher physical deals — Platts CTI
- Eskom also responsible for above-inflation coal hike — Miningmx
- It’s not a case of all or none – Let’s face it. Coal is on the nose — World Coal
- South African FOB posts gains over quiet session — Platts CTI
- Coal is at a turning point — Coaltrans Conferences
- Pressure builds on S African prompt — Platts CTI
- South African March exports to India hit record high — Platts CTI
- South African physical thermal deals spark reductions — Platts CTI
- Coal Rally Won’t Last — Barrons
April 2016
- High South African offers limit trade in India — Platts CTI
- More Richards Bay FOB downside needed to attract demand: traders
— Platts CTI - IHS Identifies Top Five Trends in 2016 That Will Shape the Global Maritime Industry for the Coming Decade — IHS
- Jitters as US coal firms go bankrupt — Mail & Guardian
- China and India could destabilize global coal market — Global Risk Insights
- Australian coal prices plummet as Colombian cargoes head to Asia — Reuters
- Behind the scenes BHP Billiton fears for thermal coal’s future — CoalWire
- Eskom may lay claim to private coal mine assets — BD Live
- South African supply tight — Platts CTI
- Anglo’s Coal-Mine Sales Said Slowed by South African Utility — Bloomberg
- India’s Energy Minister Wants to Cut Coal Imports to Nothing — Bloomberg
- Eskom to breathe new life into ageing fleet — BD Live
- South African FOB prices lose more than $1 on lower offers — Platts CTI
- South African FOB prices sustain heavy losses — Platts CTI
- High South African coal prices limit Indian buying — Platts CTI
- World Coal Association says coal has a robust future regardless of climate change — Newcastle Herald
- Has China’s coal use peaked? Here’s how to read the tea leaves — Reuters
- Indian demand for S African coal seen, but cargoes limited — Platts CTI
- South African FOB prices higher on concluded deal — Platts CTI
- Murray Energy CEO on What's Smothering the Coal Industry — Fox Business
- What Was The Primary Cause Of The Coal Crash? — Oilprice
- Traders fear liquidity squeeze in South African coal market — Platts
- Coal: Get out when you can — Financial Mail
- Asia won’t abandon coal — World Coal
- South African spot moves higher — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot gains further — Platts CTI
- Anglo asset sales readying group for a takeover, says analyst — Miningmx
- Well-bid Richards Bay FOB spot jumps to recover over $1 — Platts CTI
- Interview with Frans Kesuma, President Director, PT Pamapersada Nusantara — Coaltrans Conferences
- Physical Richards Bay thermal rebounds to claw back 45 cents — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay May trades at $53/mt FOB — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay physical thermal slumps $2 amid paper sell-off — Platts CTI
- SA coal exports heading off a cliff? — Mineweb
- Richards Bay spot thermal coal falls as offers increase — Platts CTI
- S African coal deals in India limited amid price volatility — Platts CTI
- Coal price hopes fade amid reality of slowing Asia demand: Russell — Reuters
- How layoffs could signal better days for coal, or not — Star Tribune
- RB softens, May still well bid — Platts CTI
- S African Feb exports slip 19.7% on year to 8-month low of 4.82 million mt
— Platts CTI - Richards Bay FOB thermal spot moves lower as demand remains dormant
— Platts CTI - Traders fear liquidity squeeze in South African coal market — Platts CTI
- Corporate Debt Defaults Explode To Catastrophic Levels Not Seen Since The Last Financial Crisis — Economic Collapse
March 2016
- The coal conundrum — MIT Technology Review
- Richards Bay FOB thermal coal spot steady, remains overpriced — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot gains almost $1 — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot steady — Platts CTI
- Better outlook for South African coal — Platts CTI
- The Sun Is Rising On Coal — Seeking Alpha
- Has U.S. Nuclear Power's Death Spiral Begun? — IEEE Spectrum
- The future of coal: the long comedown — RenewEconomy
- South African FOB prices rally — Platts CTI
- Indian power plant coal stocks hit new record high over 38Mt: CEA — Platts CTI
- Rio’s Zululand Anthracite Colliery output unaffected despite sabotage, violence — Miningmx
- Drought hits Indian coal plants and plans — Coalwire
- The Death Of Thermal Coal And Its Transition To A Stranded Asset
— Seeking Alpha - The return of 21st Century Coal — World Coal
- Indian buyers cautious of volatile S African coal prices — Platts CTI
- South African FOB spot reverses downtrend, posts $1 gains — Platts CTI
- India’s Growing Impact On Maritime Trade — Seeking Alpha
- Why investors are dumping coal — Politico
- New Hope predicts flat thermal coal prices — SBS News
- Indian buyers wait for S African thermal prices to fall further — Platts CTI
- How did the world’s miners not see it coming? — Reuters
- South Africa Coal Projects Collide With Water Scarcity, Financial Turmoil
— Circle of Blue - South African FOB prices under pressure on keen selling interest — Platts CTI
- Why Investment In Coal No Longer Makes Sense — Seeking Alpha
- Coal baseload bidder expects IPP project evaluation to begin early April
— Mining Weekly - Richards Bay FOB drops over $2 — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot steady — Platts CTI
- Giants Topple In The Beleaguered Coal Industry — Oilprice
- Richards Bay FOB slips another $1 — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB moves in opposite direction — Platts CTI
- South African FOB prices edge up amid thin activity — Platts CTI
- Last Gasp for Coal Mining Industry? — Fox Business
- Molefe, Brown consign ‘coal supply cliff’ to history — Miningmx
- Are You Kidding Me? Chinese Exports Plunge 25.4 Percent Compared To Last Year — The Economic Collapse
- Coal in the energy mix of China — World Coal Association
- High South African coal offers meet little Indian buying interest — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay thermal spot prices surge on thin supply — Platts CTI
- Indonesia may have to import coal for future power plants: Study
— The Jakarta Post - Indonesia swims against the global green tide with its new coal commitments — Equal Times
- Richards Bay FOB spot follows CIF ARA up — Platts CTI
- S. African Exxaro’s 2015 coal production jumps 7% to 41.8 million mt
— Platts CTI - S African Jan thermal coal exports slip 7.2% on-year to 6.16 million mt
— Platts CTI - Glencore positive on coal turnaround — Mining Weekly
February 2016
- Richards Bay FOB spot price stable — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot prices edge down — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB levels ‘far from reality’ — Platts CTI
- South Africa prices edge up on confirmed trades — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay rises on higher offers — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay drops on recent deals — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB floor pushed lower: traders — Platts CTI
- High bids continue to boost Richards Bay FOB thermal spot — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB thermal spot rises despite lack of competitiveness
— Platts CTI - Richards Bay finds alternative destinations — Platts CTI
- South African coal demand muted — Platts CTI
- Downtrend on FOB Richards Bay relents on prompt deal — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay registers another $1/t reduction — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB under pressure despite low stock — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay spot moves lower on weak demand — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB thermal spot loses ground on low demand — Platts CTI
- Indonesian thermal coal finds support in Australia, S Africa price rises
— Platts CTI - South African coal prices rise — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot remains at 2-month high — Platts CTI
- South African thermal Q2-2016 futures gain on strong bids — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB thermal spot edges higher amid prompt tightness
— Platts CTI - South African 2015 thermal coal exports climb 1.3% on-year to 75.4 million mt — Platts CTI
January 2016
- South African 2015 thermal coal exports climb 1.3% on-year to 75.4Mt
— Platts CTI - Rallying South African FOB prices create arb potential for Colombia: traders
— Platts CTI - Richards Bay FOB thermal spot edges higher amid prompt tightness
— Platts CTI - FOB Richards Bay thermal surges on buying rebound — Platts CTI
- Cost-plus mines under scrutiny as Eskom rolls out new coal procurement strategy — Mining Weekly
- Bid, offer gap limits South African thermal coal trades in India — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay steady on limited trade — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot continues to trend down — Platts CTI
- Prompt demand for FOB Richards Bay stems losses — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay dips to end bull-run as trading slows — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay Cal-17 also rises over $1 — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay FOB spot continues to gain ground on short-covering — Platts CTI
- South 32’s Jul-Dec thermal coal output falls 2% on-year to 17Mt — Platts CTI
- More buying interest for South African coal — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay paper supported by spot bidding — Platts CTI
- Richards Bay physical thermal surges as buying interest rebounds — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay thermal spot moves higher on re-emerging demand
— Platts CTI - Richards Bay FOB gains as buyers return to market — Platts CTI
- South Africa’s RBCT exports record 75.4Mt of coal in 2015 — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay spot edges higher — Platts CTI
- Policy uncertainty, DMR leadership ‘challenges’, weak prices bode ill for mining sector in 2016 — Mining Weekly
- FOB Richards Bay drops to over two-week low — Platts CTI
- Tight supply for S African 5,500 NAR coal — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay spot price steadies — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay spot price flat on-day — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay sheds 15 cents on-day — Platts CTI
- Pressure on FOB Richards Bay futures — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay spot price drops $2.50 following lack of strong bids
— Platts CTI - Thermal coal markets start 2016 warily as demand outlook remains bleak
— Reuters Africa - S African coal prices edge up in Indian market on limited supply — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay unchanged on-day — Platts CTI
- After Paris, the future of Australian coal is downhill — The Conversation
- Interest for S African coal increases — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay firms 50 cents on-day — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay spot price steady — Platts CTI
- FOB Richards Bay jumps almost $2 amid spot trading spree — Platts CTI
- S African Nov thermal coal exports up 14% on-year to 6.9Mt — Platts CTI
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