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2021

December 2021
  • Atlantic thermal coal market to grapple with supply issues throughout 2022
    — Platts CTI
  • India plans to halt new coal-fired power plants — sxcoal.com
  • Indian power utilities to ramp up coal imports for next year — sxcoal.com
  • South Africa Nov coal exports down 8.3% on year at 5.9Mt: customs
    — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian thermal coal seaborne cargoes bearish despite supply crunch
    — Platts CTI
  • Coal beats wind in SPP 2021 fuel mix; power prices expected to follow gas, coal lower — Platts CTI
  • Indonesia's coal production to rise more than 6% in 2022 — sxcoal.com
  • IEA expects global coal demand, output to hit record highs in 2022
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Richards Bay market slows ahead of year-end holidays
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Sasol to double external coal purchases amid low stocks
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • 2022's ill-timed year of European plant closures clashes with gas crisis
    — Platts CTI
  • Asian thermal coal stable as buyers' sentiment improves in Christmas trading week — Platts CTI
  • South Korea November thermal coal imports up 43% on year to 10.2Mt
    — Platts CTI
  • CIF Med coal prices continue to drop; South Africa supplies Egypt — Platts CTI
  • Taiwan's Oct thermal coal imports down 3% on month at 5.8Mt — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian thermal coal sentiment remains bearish amid lack of buyers
    — Platts CTI
  • Union calls for Eskom management to step down
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Rising port congestion to support RB prices this week
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • A fraught and rocky energy transition pathway — Axios
  • ‘Urban myth’: Can Congress replace coal with renewables? — E&E News
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets climb amid surge in carbon allowances
    — Platts CTI
  • SA rail security efforts raise hopes for exports rebound
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Why the energy transition will be so complicated — IHS Markit
  • RBCT prices drop sharply, raising hopes of Indian buying
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Glencore reiterates coal rundown, just transition commitments
    — Mining Weekly
  • India's CIL Nov coal output hits 8-month high — sxcoal.com
  • India Oct thermal coal imports slump nearly 35% Y-o-Y — sxcoal.com
  • SOUTH AFRICA DATA: October coal exports down 28% on year to 5Mt
    — Platts CTI
November 2021
  • Transnet takes steps to quicken loading times for export coal
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Green funding won’t impact S.Africa’s development plans
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • RB prices find support from rising Indian demand, tight stocks
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Activist Bluebell Asks Glencore to Separate Its Coal Business — Bloomberg
  • Price volatility reigns in Atlantic thermal coal market — Platts CTI
  • COP26 in the rear-view mirror — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Indian sponge iron production up 5% in October — McCloskey Coal Report
  • SA offers more 4,800 kcal/kg NAR cargoes; 5,500 kcal/kg NAR limited
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Indian buyers take Australian — McCloskey Coal Report
  • SA cargoes Indian sponge iron maker buys 0.3Mt of SA coal
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Atlantic prices ray on Russia supply issues, rising demand
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • COP26 and the Glasgow Pact: a summary of achievements, and shortfalls
    — Energy Post
  • Sellers note spurt in Indonesian thermal coal export sentiment due to winter demand — Platts CTI
  • Buyers from India and other geographies continued to hug side-lines
    — Platts CTI
  • Battered SA prices to get lift from returning Indian demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • South Korea October thermal coal imports rise 52% on year to 9.8Mt
    — Platts CTI
  • 14Mt a day show why China and India won’t quit coal — Bloomberg
  • China doubles down on a slower coal exit after COP26 spat — Bloomberg
  • South Africa urges careful planning for end of coal — Bloomberg
  • Asian thermal coal prices fall amid weak demand — Platts CTI
  • South African power utility Eskom again triggers stage 2 load-shedding
    — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian Nov HBA thermal coal price sets another record high — sxcoal.com
  • Taiwan's September thermal coal imports down 5% on year at 6Mt
    — Platts CTI
  • Asian thermal coal buyers scout for cheaper deals as winter demand gains pace — Platts CTI
  • Bring on non-binary debates for a redefined, realistic just transition, says WCA — Mining Weekly
  • Coal CEOs say their fuel is far from being consigned to history — Bloomberg
  • Buyers seek lower prices for Asian thermal coal as buying interest picks up
    — Platts CTI
  • Coal drags mining production down in September
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • African Energy Resources to offload Botswana coal assets
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • RB off-spec diffs tighten sharply, hinting a short-term bottom
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Optimum’s future at risk again over fresh legal wrangling
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Oct thermal coal derivatives volume down 9% on month to 57.6Mt: LEBA
    — Platts CTI
  • Traders left on the hook for expensive coal after China squashes prices
    — Reuters
  • Govt wants to sell Eskom's coal-fired power plants, Godongwana says
    — Bloomberg
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices search for floor — Platts CTI
  • Draft Glasgow climate deal something of a cop out — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian Nov HBA thermal coal price sets another record high — sxcoal.com
  • COP26: India's 2030 goals pose challenge on long haul to 2070 net-zero
    — Platts CTI
  • China power crisis: Zhejiang scraps rationing as electricity crunch shows signs of easing — South China Morning Post
  • AMCU expresses concern over South Africa’s proposed transition from coal-based resources — Mining Weekly
  • CME October coal volumes fall 18% on year to 19.8Mt — Platts CTI
  • COP26: Europe is accelerating away from coal but needs biomass: EU's Timmermans — Platts CTI
  • Tepid buying dents Asian thermal coal export sentiment despite supply tightness — Platts CTI
  • Sharp Richards Bay sell-off yet to spark major Indian buying
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • SA Sep bituminous exports rebound 22% on month
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • SA will not sign COP26 parallel pledge to move away from coal, says Environment Minister Creecy — Daily Maverick
  • Early winter snow in northern China threatens to deepen energy crisis
    — South China Morning Post
  • Tragic truth: Anti-mining fundamentalists are not helping to solve the unemployment crisis — Daily Maverick
  • Can carbon capture facilities reverse climate change? — Al Jazeera
  • Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure — Reuters
  • China's coal producers rake in huge profits over Jan-Sep — sxcoal.com
  • China, India, other big coal users missing from COP26 phase-out deal
    — Reuters
  • COP26: South Korea, Indonesia among 23 signatories to phase out coal power — Platts CTI
  • COP26: South Africa hails deal to end reliance on coal — BBC Africa
  • COP26: Western nations pledge $8.5 billion for South African coal phase-out
    — Platts CTI
  • Mantashe wants new energy council to speak as one, not as competitors
    — Engineering News
  • Asian thermal coal export sentiment turns bearish, prices fall — Platts CTI
  • Tumbling RB prices help revive Indian demand — Southern African Coal Report
  • Glencore’s SA coal output slumps 16% on weak home demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • S Africa coal exports rise 21% on month to 5.9Mt in Sep — Platts CTI
October 2021
  • Coal is making a comeback. Supplies are so scarce that Pa.’s and N.J.’s electric grid operator is worried — The Philadelphia Enquirer
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices extend losses — Platts CTI
  • Musina-Makhado seeks clarity on China funding
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • SA’s biggest debt lender opposes funding coal — Southern African Coal Report
  • Further drop in RB prices could prompt Indian demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Sasol Q1 exports up 17% despite Transnet troubles
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Eskom holds ample coal supplies, but load-shedding still a problem
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Indian interest surface for South African coal — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic coal market declines, stockpiles dwindle — Platts CTI
  • India's coal imports drop again despite acute shortage in utilities — sxcoal.com
  • India Giant Seeks Coal Imports for First Time in Two Years — Bloomberg
  • Climate change: Why India can't live without coal — BBC
  • COP26: India says coal will be mainstay in leaked report — BBC
  • Jun thermal coal imports rise 57% on year to 1.5Mt — Platts CTI
  • Zimbabwe’s power utility to finish new coal-fired units in 2022 — Bloomberg
  • Taiwan August thermal coal imports up 6% on year at 7Mt — Platts CTI
  • Tight South Africa supplies to keep RB prices at record highs
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Mining output dragged down by coal production
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Record S. Africa prices open alternative export hubs, but limited 19 Oct 2021
    — IHS Markit
  • The Energy Transition Will Take Decades Not Years — OilPrice.com
  • Richards Bay prices hit record highs; NW Europe steady
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • The E in ESG Means Cancelling the S and the G — RealClearEnergy.org
  • Coal Generation in UK Jumps as Wind Speed Drops — OilPrice.com
  • The Global Energy Debate Must Mature — American Coal Council
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices rise as global shortage buoys prices — Platts CTI
  • South Africa's Transnet declares force majeure at Richards Bay port
    — Platts CTI
  • South Africa’s Transnet confirms second fire at Richards Bay — Platts CTI
  • RB eyes fresh record highs on tightening global supplies
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Indian buying interest surfaces for Australian thermal coal as utility stockpiles fall — Platts CTI
  • Govt enables imported coal power plants to sell in markets; Adani, Tata plants to ease crisis — The Economic Times
  • South Africa's Richards Bay port hit by fire, impact unclear: sources
    — Platts CTI
  • Mining companies sail through Covid-19 storm thanks to commodity price boom - PwC report — fin24
  • Fire damages conveyor belt at Port of Richards Bay — Zululand Observer
  • EU looking into complaints that Russia stoking gas price surge — Reuters
  • SA coal miners to “make good money” for 10 years despite freight opportunity costs — Miningmx
  • Exclusive: Commodity traders face big margin calls as gas prices soar
    — Reuters
  • RB prices scale new heights on Europe, Asia supply fears
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • South Africa August coal exports fall 18% on year to 4.9Mt: customs
    — Platts CTI
  • China Coal Hub Suspends Mines After Floods Amid Energy Crises
    — Bloomberg
  • China's Zhejiang province imports first thermal coal from Kazakhstan - state media — Reuters
  • Global coal prices to remain high to Q1 2022 — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Coal miners bet rally continues rather than lock in record prices — IHS Markit
  • Does the UK face a gas shortage this winter? — BBC
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices rally to record highs amid global supply shortage — Platts CTI
September 2021
  • Soaring energy prices climb EU's political agenda — Reuters
  • China power crisis looks set to spur rush for the “dirtiest” fuel — Bloomberg
  • RB prices to test fresh 13-yr highs on India, Pakistan demand — Southern African Coal Report
  • Botswana's Minergy more than doubles coal sales in 2020-21 to 416,185 t — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan May thermal coal imports soar on year to 1.4Mt: customs data — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets rally as supply shortages bite — Platts CTI
  • India's Jul coal imports down 15% on month, official data — sxcoal.com
  • ACE and WCA: Modest clean coal investment will cut ASEAN emissions
    — World Coal
  • South Asian thermal coal restocking could support South African pricing: sources — Platts CTI
  • Seriti renames South32 SA Coal Holdings to Seriti Power
    — Mining Review Africa
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices continue to push record highs — Platts CTI
  • Britain’s last coal power stations to be paid huge sums to keep lights on
    — The Guardian
  • August thermal coal derivatives volume drops 7% to 47.1Mt: LEBA — Platts CTI
  • Ultimate irony: Climate change forcing coal-fired comeback in many regions
    — POWERGEN
  • Tight global supplies keep RB prices at 13-year highs
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Touted as clean, 'blue' hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal, researchers say — ScienceDaily
  • China and India send coal prices soaring amid green-energy push
    — Nikkei Asia
  • Australia vows to keep mining coal despite climate warning — France24
  • Atlantic coal prices rise amid supply shortages — Platts CTI
  • Fewer bids heard for Indonesian thermal coal as prices remain bullish
    — Platts CTI
  • UK had to turn on coal power plant to help National Grid cope with low winds — Sky News
  • ARM Coal suffers bigger losses on falling coal sales
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • UN gives Australia a 10-year deadline to shut down the entire coal mining industry and find workers new jobs as it ramps up pressure on Scott Morrison to back zero-carbon pledge — Australian Associate Press
  • RBCT prices to find support on Indian import demand hopes
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • CME July coal volumes fall 8% on year to 14.5Mt — Platts CTI
  • Supply constraints push Atlantic thermal coal prices higher — Platts CTI
  • Coal stockpiles of India's 57 power plants decline below critical level amid rising demand — sxcoal.com
  • No credible explanation for missing mining data: a department in meltdown' — Cape Talk
  • South Africa July coal exports fall 19% on year to 5Mt: customs — Platts CTI
August 2021
  • Coal still a lifeline for South Africa as transition begins — World Coal
  • RBCT prices may take breather from 13-year highs with Nov roll over
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices recover lost ground in end of week — Platts CTI
  • Namibia can produce green hydrogen at Eur1.5-2/kg, says German minister
    — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan April thermal coal imports up 28% on year at 1.13Mt: customs data
    — Platts CTI
  • Gwede Mantashe pours cold water
    on Eskom’s green dream — BusinessLIVE
  • RB prices to stay steady on weak Indian sponge iron demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Eskom’s bold coal phase-out plan faces stiff union opposition
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Japan's Shikoku Electric shuts 296 MW Sakaide gas-fired unit, to burn more coal — Platts CTI
  • Thungela’s H1 earnings soar in first results since Anglo demerger
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Richards Bay prices hover at highs, NW Europe ease — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices relax in line with wider energy markets — Platts CTI
  • Transnet abandons coal rail expansion as part of broad effort to restore credibility — Mining.com
  • July thermal coal derivatives volume drops 41% to 34.1Mt: LEBA — Platts CTI
  • India's oil, coal addiction hurdle for speeding up emission goals — Platts CTI
  • Disrupted railway shipment to cut S Africa's coal exports by 9Mt in H1
    — sxcoal.com
  • Richards Bay rally to continue as India demand perks up
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Germany set for biggest rise in CO2 emissions since 1990: Agora
    — S&P Global Platts
  • Spotlight: Gas-to-oil switching in South Asia; the biggest price signal in recent history — S&P Global Platts Analytics
  • Asia coal demand surge in stark contrast with UN climate warning — Reuters
  • Power outage impacts coal freight services by South Africa’s Transnet
    — Platts CTI
  • New study questions climate sense of blue hydrogen in UK strategy
    — Platts CTI
  • Laycan uncertainties keep Indonesian thermal coal buyers at bay — Platts CTI
  • Australia locks down key coal production area amid COVID-19 spread
    — sxcoal.com
  • China July coal imports rose 15.62% on year — sxcoal.com
  • Now climate activists want BHP to keep hold of its fossil fuels — Bloomberg
  • RB prices climb to fresh 13-year highs as exporters eye China, India
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Explosion at S. Africa's Medupi coal-fired power station suspends operations: Eskom — Platts CTI
  • Australia’s Covid lockdown may tighten coal supplies — Argus Media
  • Thermal import enquiries from Indian end-users emerge
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • India’s coal-fired sponge iron production slips 10% in June
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • German hard coal-fired generation up 36% in H1 - VDKi
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Turkey's June thermal coal imports down 21% on year to 2.1Mt — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices move higher on supply concerns — Platts CTI
  • Eskom's Medupi Power Station's last unit achieves commercial operation
    — World Coal
  • CME July coal volumes fall 39% on year to 9.7Mt — Platts CTI
  • THERMAL TRACKER: Gas-fired output extends decline in July as nuclear, coal step up — Platts CTI
  • Indonesia HBA thermal coal price reaches record high in Aug — sxcoal.com
  • Juniors struggle to recover from Covid-19; case for M&A grows
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • South Africa June coal exports fall 19% on year to 5.1Mt: customs — Platts CTI
July 2021
  • If done responsibly, coal mining can add value to economies – panel
    — Mining Weekly
  • Technology will secure coal’s place in a sustainable future, says WCA
    — Mining Weekly
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices supported by lack of prompt supply — Platts CTI
  • Cutting coal not as clear-cut as some wish, says analyst — Mining Weekly
  • China H1 coal consumption up 10.7%, power generation up 15.7% YoY, NEA
    — sxcoal.com
  • Supply issues keep Atlantic thermal coal prices elevated — Platts CTI
  • South32 July-June thermal coal output falls 19% on year to 19.6 million mt
    — Platts CTI
  • South Africa's Transnet port and rail operations normalize amid civil unrest
    — Platts CTI
  • Delivered-Pakistan thermal coal prices surge amid supply disruption
    — Platts CTI
  • The double-edged sword of a ‘just transition’ Investing in the coal economy can be done responsibly — Daily Maverick
  • Atlantic coal prices push to fresh record highs — Platts CTI
  • June thermal coal derivatives volume plummets 30% on year: LEBA
    — Platts CTI
  • MC Mining suspends South African coal operation amid civil unrest
    — Platts CTI
  • Transnet Richards Bay DBT, MPT terminals operations halted; coal loading continues — Platts CTI
  • CME June coal volumes down 46% on year at 10.9 million mt — Platts CTI
  • South Africa’s Transnet launches inquiry after coal train derailment
    — Platts CTI
  • South Africa May coal exports down 12% at 4.89 million mt: customs
    — Platts CTI
  • Mr Coal’s final deal sends a message to the world
    — The Sydney Morning Herald
June 2021
  • Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Power Plants
    — The Wall Street Journal
  • China 'needs a future coal industry, not a future without coal' — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan March thermal coal imports climb 58% on year: WTS — Platts CTI
  • SA prices ease from decade highs as India, Pakistan demand slows
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Mining industry seeks overhaul of "unimplementable" regulations
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Pakistan avoiding pricey South African thermal coal — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian coal association calls to boost domestic supply as export prices soar — sxcoal.com
  • Tanzania to fast-track China-backed coal, iron ore mines — Platts CTI
  • The Last Oil Price Boom May Be in Sight — BCG
  • South African coal supply to fall off coalcliff from 2025 onwards – Jones
    — Mining Weekly
  • Michael McCormack says coal here to stay as G7 countries commit to decarbonised power by the 2030s — The Guardian
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices soar to decade highs — McCloskey Coal Report
  • IEA’s net-zero roadmap is unrealistic, lacks localized approach – Chinese experts — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices touch nearly 10-year high — Platts CTI
  • May thermal coal derivatives volume down 15% on year: LEBA — Platts CTI
  • Leveraging R&D Strength to a Sustainable Future for Coal
    — American Coal Council
  • Indian buyers seek blended coal — Platts CTI
  • Citi and Trafigura Are Pitching 'Coal to Zero' Mining Vehicle — Bloomberg
  • Pakistan's Feb thermal coal imports down 25% on month: WTS — Platts CTI
  • RB prices hits 10-year high, Indian demand reawakens
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Coal juniors seek fresh approach to the funding conundrum
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Anglo responds to dossier on coal demerging, Thungela shares fall
    — Mining Weekly
  • Anglo's SA coal spinoff left bleeding on its first day — fin24
  • Richards Bay port upgrade to boost Durban — IOL
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices touch fresh multiyear highs — Platts CTI
  • CME May coal volumes down 47% on year at 9.5Mt — Platts CTI
  • South Africa April coal exports up 40% at 5.57Mt: customs — Platts CTI
  • Tight supplies to keep RBCT prices near decade high — McCloskey Coal Report
  • SA’s newest exporters take to the stage as prices run rampant
    — McCloskey Coal Report
May 2021
  • SA’s coal exporters face a shrinking market — Freight News
  • Northern summer to stoke thermal market — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Turkey April thermal coal imports up 92% on year: TUIK — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices continue rally to multi-year highs — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan thermal coal price hits 11-month high amid supply constraint
    — Platts CTI
  • Pickup seen in Chinese inquiries for thermal coal; India spot demand muted
    — Platts CTI
  • RB hits fresh multi-year highs on tight supplies, China demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • India debates zero emission target: What is at stake? — India News
  • The IEA's shift away from coal and gas makes things awkward for the government — ABC News
  • Volatile Atlantic thermal coal prices rally to end week — Platts CTI
  • Energy Experts to Biden: You Can’t Go Green Without Getting Serious About Mining — InsideSources
  • Indonesian coal exports drop for 4th straight month in April — sxcoal.com
  • Trading activities stay muted in seaborne thermal coal on sagging demand
    — Platts CTI
  • Rains in Indonesia tighten thermal coal supply while China on wait-and-watch — Platts CTI
  • RB prices hit fresh multi-year highs on dwindling stocks
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Eskom suspends coal purchase exec amid corruption charge
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Seriti to conclude acquisition of SAEC from South 32 — Seriti Media release
  • Eskom gives consent to Duvha coal supply agreement, securing coal for the 2 875MW facility — Eskom Media Statement
  • Zimbabwe’s Contango in met coal offtake talks with potential local buyer
    — Platts CTI
  • South32 announces unconditional divestment of South Africa Energy Coal
    — Platts CTI
  • Australian metallurgical coal to continue supporting economies — World Coal
  • Richards Bay off-spec market lags benchmark rally — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South African exporters face logistical headaches at rail and port
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices rally to multi-year highs — Platts CTI
  • Vietnam to boost coal imports in coming years — sxcoal.com
  • April thermal coal derivatives volume falls to 28-month low: LEBA — Platts CTI
  • Chinese domestic thermal coal prices skyrocket, Indian demand muted
    — Platts CTI
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices rally as supply remains constrained — Platts CTI
  • Indian seaborne thermal coal demand sluggish amid resilient freight rates
    — Platts CTI
  • Transnet to reopen part of S Africa coal export link — Argus Media
  • South Africa orders quarantine for coal vessels returning from India
    — Platts CTI
  • Eastern Mining Company presents concept of ‘Green Coal Cluster’
    — World Coal
  • S African rail disruption may last until 7 May — Argus Media
  • China urges power plants to increase coal inventories — sxcoal.com
  • Transnet says RBCT track repairs to take at least another week
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • South Africa March coal exports climb 10% to 6.1Mt: customs — Platts CTI
April 2021
  • Atlantic thermal coal demand rises slightly with price increases — Platts CTI
  • South Africa's Transnet confirms derailment halting coal deliveries to export terminal — Platts CTI
  • Biden’s Risking US Energy Independence for ‘Unattainable’ Green Goals, Experts Say — InsideSources
  • South32's S Africa Energy Coal production slides Jan-Mar — Platts CTI
  • RB prices under pressure as record India COVID cases hit demand — Platts CTI
  • Germany’s HMS Bergbau buys majority stake in Botswana project — Platts CTI
  • Is ResGen’s woes the death knell for SA’s Waterberg coal dreams? — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan’s Jan thermal coal imports up 10% on year: 1.5Mt — Platts CTI
  • A Week After Shutting its Coal-Fired Plants Germany Forced to Reopen Them — Energy Education
  • President Xi pledges to strictly rein in coal-fired power projects — sxcoal.com
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices rise amid strengthening freight — Platts CTI
  • Anglo American Q1 thermal coal production down 7% at 8.08Mt — Platts CTI
  • Global energy CO2 emissions forecast to rise 5% in 2021 on revived coal burn: IEA — Platts CTI
  • Exclusive marketing rights secured by acquisiton of 51% in coal mine project in Botswana — HMS Bergbau AG
  • RB prices fall further, narrowing price gap with Newcastle
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Morupule Coal to expand output ahead of power plant ramp up
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • China urges power plants to increase coal inventories — sxcoal.com
  • Clean coal’s uncertain future in South Africa 20 Apr 2021 – Coal and Mining
  • Emerging coal changes poised to present new electricity price risk
    — Mining Weekly
  • China’s Coal Frenzy Cancels America’s CO2 Emission Reductions
    — Morning Consult
  • The JSE is getting a new coal company - created out of Anglo assets. Here’s how big it could be — Business Insider SA
  • March thermal coal derivatives volume falls 24% on year to 51.33Mt: LEBA
    — Platts CTI
  • Asian thermal coal prices resilient amid firm Indian demand, tight Indonesian supply — Platts CTI
  • Why China not rushing to cut coal power plants as other countries
    — sxcoal.com
  • Anglo American to demerge South African thermal coal assets — Platts CTI
  • Anglo exits SA coal by setting up a new JSE-listed miner — BusinessLIVE
  • RB prices ease from two-year highs on limited Indian demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • South Africa tops G20 list for coal reliance — Southern African Coal Report
  • Indonesian thermal coal prices rises as supply tightens amid rains — Platts CTI
  • South Africa February coal exports unchanged at 5.56Mt: customs — Platts CTI
  • Prices: Nex fell by US$1.83/t from last week — Coalfax
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices supported despite limited spot activity — Platts CTI
March 2021
  • Coal-fired 800 MW Kusile Unit 3 begins commercial operation: Eskom
    — Platts CTI
  • SA Reserve Bank data: SA equities, including mining sector, remain unloved by foreign investors — Business Maverick
  • RB prices may ease from two-year highs on June rollover
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Supply crunch across thermal coal-producing regions supports prices amid cautious buying — Platts CTI
  • India Feb thermal coal imports tumble on sharp fall from S. Africa
    — sxcoal.com
  • Large banks' lending to fossil fuel companies down 9% in 2020 — sxcoal.com
  • Pakistan's 2020 thermal coal imports up 7% on year: WTS — Platts CTI
  • Low-CV Indonesian coal gains steam amid Australia events — Platts CTI
  • Australia's rain will become India's pain as coal flows halt — Reuters
  • Exxaro warns 2Mt in coal exports at risk amid Transnet railing problems
    — Mining.com
  • European thermal coal price hits multi-year high as freight supports market
    — Platts CTI
  • Feb thermal coal derivatives volume falls 34% on year to 44.98Mt: LEBA
    — Platts CTI
  • Eskom to stick to price hike in Duvha coal deal — BusinessLIVE
  • Transition from coal is required, but must be just and managed well
    — BusinessLIVE
  • Eskom focuses on recovering operational performance — World Coal
  • The world’s three biggest coal users get ready to burn even more
    — Engineering News
  • China provides $1 billion in 'green' finance to coal projects in first half of the year — Reuters
  • After shipping grains, a Capesize is moving logs in a rare move — S&P Global
  • China’s Corporate Earnings Set for Biggest Jump in a Decade — Bloomberg
  • IEA official says unfair for developing countries to exit coal without financial assistance — sxcoal.com
  • Biden's 2035 net-zero goal would retire 90% of US coal capacity - consultant
    — Platts CTI
  • More South African coal inroads into China — Platts CTI
  • Seaborne thermal coal demand dips as ocean freight rates skyrocket
    — Platts CTI
  • Continuing rise of miners rests on speedy action by regulators and Transnet
    — BusinessDay
  • CME February coal volumes down 46% on year at 16.3Mt — Platts CTI
  • South Africa Jan thermal coal exports down 46% at 3.69Mt: customs
    — Platts CTI
February 2021
  • Indonesia's mining giants are piling into coal gasification projects as the country's biggest export markets and global investors move toward a carbon-neutral future — NIKKEI Asia
  • The wild history of the commodities boys — Reuters
  • Eskom suspends chief procurement officer over 'non-performance in procurement savings' — NEWS24WIRE
  • Atlantic thermal coal markets see supply constraints push up FOB pricing
    — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan's November thermal coal imports fall 7% on year: WTS — Platts CTI
  • Taiwan 2020 thermal coal imports down 6% at 62.69Mt: customs — Platts CTI
  • South African and Australian arbitrages narrowed — Platts CTI
  • Kalimantan thermal coal prices firm on strong seaborne inquires — Platts CTI
  • RB seeks direction with Indian buyers on side-lines
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • SA exporters ramp-up pressure on Transnet to fix coal line
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Transnet prioritising capacity improvements on coal lines
    — African News Agency
  • Texas Freeze Highlights Benefits of Coal-Fired Power Plants — CNSNews
  • RB finds support from emerging Indian demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices bullish on demand, supply issues — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian thermal coal supply tight amid rains, Indian inquiries grow
    — Platts CTI
  • January thermal coal derivatives fall 30% on year to 50.09Mt: LEBA — Platts CTI
  • Pakistan coal demand dampened by high pricing environment: sources
    — Platts CTI
  • Mopane mining right granted — World Coal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa could green-light 74Mtpa LNG capacity by 2030: ACTING
    — S&P Global Platts
  • RB prices find support from supply uncertainty — Platts CTI
  • SA coal future darkens as Exxaro to halt new investment — Reuters
  • CME January coal volumes down 34% on year at 20.6Mt — Platts CTI
  • South African thermal coal prices could rise on rail disruption: sources
    — Platts CTI
  • Glencore's 2020 thermal coal production down 24% at 94Mt — Platts CTI
  • Indonesian thermal coal prices continue falling despite heavy rain — Platts CTI
  • RB prices under pressure for third straight week, eyes on India
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • RBCT eyes record exports in 2021 via de-bottlenecking project — Platts CTI
January 2021
  • Wescoal CEO resigns, efforts continue to diversify customer base
    — Mining Weekly
  • Glencore is looking lonely as rivals look to abandon coal business
    — Bloomberg
  • Richards Bay Coal Terminal sees coal exports decline in 2020 for third straight year — Platts CTI
  • ZAC restarts operation — World Coal
  • Indonesian thermal coal prices stable to lower, seaborne deals thin
    — Platts CTI
  • Falling RB prices could ignite revival in Indian demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Oil-producing Native American tribe seeks exemption from Biden drilling pause — Reuters
  • Richards Bay lower on weak Indian demand, NW Europe also down
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Botswana's private coal miner to double output if it wins Eskom contract, says CEO — Reuters
  • China mulls lifting coal ban as Aussie trade war backfires big — MacroBusiness
  • Cape Town says it’s ready to leave Eskom and load shedding behind
    – but needs national government to catch up — BusinessTech
  • Thermal coal traded derivatives volume at nine-year low in 2020: LEBA
    — Platts CTI
  • BHP, Glencore, Anglo American face OECD investigation over environmental damage and human rights abuses at Colombian coal mine — ABC NEWS
  • Strong RB thermal prices mute Indian, Pakistan demand
    — Southern African Coal Report
  • Fossil fuels to dominate Africa’s power grids — Southern African Coal Report
  • Global seaborne hard coal trade down 11% on year in 2020: VDKi — Platts CTI
  • China looks to new markets for coal, but can it do without Australia?
    — South China Morning Post
  • Colombian coal miner Drummond production, exports fell in 2020 — Reuters
  • WCA: Coal still deemed essential by many countries — IEA
  • South Africa’s Transnet postpones works on coal line until Jan. 16 — Platts CTI
  • Fuel-switching and COVID crush European 2020 coal burn — Argus Media
  • Pakistan's Oct thermal coal imports rise 20% on month to 1.6Mt: WTS
    — Platts CTI
  • Exports steady in 2020 — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Transnet delays maintenance to Richards Bay rail line by a week
    — McCloskey Coal Report
  • Atlantic thermal coal prices rebound after mid-week volatility — Platts CTI
 

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