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Thursday, 06 August 15
HARD COAL AND COKE IMPORTS TO GERMANY REACH NEW ALL-TIME HIGH OF 56.2M TONES IN 2014
 Demand for German and imported hard coal In 2014, in 2014 fell by almost 8%, or 4.8m TCE, to 56.2m TCE.
According to German Coal Importer Association, this was caused mainly by the overall decline of 3% in power generation and the overall downward trend of 4.7% in primary energy demand, which accordingly also had an impact on hard coal. Another factor was the growing proportions accounted for by renewable energies. As in the previous year, demand for hard coal was satisfied by imports in the amount of some 86% and by domestic coal in the amount of 14%. Total imports of hard coal and coke reached a new all-time high of 56.2m tonnes in 2014, an increase of 3.4m tonnes, or 6%, in comparison with 2013.
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According to press note, the focal point of hard coal sales comprises power plants, which dominate demand with 69% (previous year: 71%) and the iron and steel industry with 28% (previous year: 26%). The heating market plays only a subordinate role with 3%. As regards steam coal, Russia, the USA and Colombia largely satisfied the import needs, while coking coal demand was covered by Australia with a 45% market share, the USA with 29% and Canada with 13% as the main supplier countries.
Clear downward trends are discernible in power generation from hard coal-fired power plants in 2014. The hard coal-fired power plants delivered 109 TWh, some 10% less power than in the previous year. This left hard coal with a share of just under 18% in the energy mix for 2014. But the other conventional types of power generation , too, had negative year-on-year results: lignite -3.2%, nuclear energy -0.2%, natural gas -13.7% and oil - 6.6%.
The balance in the power exchange (the total of exports less imports) came to around 36 TWh in 2014. This corresponds to an increase of 5% in comparison with 2013. The price advantage of coal compared with gas (the difference between the so-called "clean dark spread" less the "clean spark spread") fluctuated between 6 and 37 €/MWh last year. This favourable result for hard coal should not, however, blind one to the reality that almost all gas-fired and very many coal-fired power plants are now making losses and that power revenues are often insufficient to cover the fuel costs.
The VDKi takes a differentiated view of the statement in the white paper. The following should continue to be designated as the basis for market's further development into the energy market 2.0:
- security of supply
- cost efficiency
- innovation and sustainability.
These criteria have been satisfied by power generation from hard coal in the past and the present and will continue to be satisfied in the future. This makes the discrimination against hard coal, which could not have been made more obvious than in the new CHP regulations, impossible to comprehend. In addition to the fact that the expansion target of 25% is being subverted by a radical change in the basis, it is intended that only gas-fired CHP plants should be subsidised in the future. This is discriminatory and a deliberate damnification of highly efficient CHP from existing coal-fired power plants that contribute substantially to the reduction in CO2 emissions and fulfil the key requirements of the power market, said VDKi.
"We need a general framework that opens up a sustainable commercial perspective for hard coal for as long as hard coal continues to be allocated a central role for the safeguarding of renewable power generation, and therefore the success of the energy turnaround, for many years to come," said Dr Wolfgang Cieslik, VDKi CEO.
Despite the increase of 21% in steam coal imports in Q1 2015, the VDKi estimates that only 38m tonnes of steam coal and 53m tonnes of hard coal and coke in total, i.e. 5% less, will be imported during the whole of 2015.
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Tuesday, 15 September 15
Q2'16 RICHARDS BAY COAL SWAPS DIP TO $ 51.10 PER TON
COALspot.com: API4 FOB Richards Bay Coal swap for delivery 4Q' 2015 declined week over week and month over month.
The 4Q swap was down US$ ...
Tuesday, 15 September 15
API 5 FOB NEWCASTLE COAL SWAP FOR 4Q' 2015 DELIVERY CLOSED AT $42.71 PER TON ON 11 SEPT, SGX DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com: API 5 FOB Newcastle Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery declined $0.94 per MT (-2.15%) month over month to US$ 42.71 per mt. The sw ...
Monday, 14 September 15
Q1'16 CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL SWAP DECLINED $1.80 PMT M-M
COALspot.com: API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery declined just US$ 1.62 (3.21 %) per MT month over month.
A commodity ...
Monday, 14 September 15
MOODY'S LOWERS COMMODITY PRICE ASSUMPTIONS ON MACRO, INDUSTRY FACTORS
COALspot.com: Moody's Investors Service has lowered its base metal price assumptions for 2015-17 as slowing growth in China, lower oil prices, ...
Sunday, 13 September 15
FREIGHT RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOFT NEXT WEEK
COALspot.com: The BDI decreased further by 6.51 per cent or 57 points since last Friday and closed at 818 on 11 September 2015 while the cape index ...
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
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