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Thursday, 26 November 15
ITALY'S STEAM COAL IMPORTS EXPECTED TO REACH 16 MILLION TONS AND COKING COAL IMPORTS TO AMOUNT TO 4 MILLION TONS - ASSOCARBONI
 ASSOCARBONI LOOKS AT COAL FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
- “Coal has made huge steps towards environmental sustainability, making itself the fuel of choice to accompany the growth of renewables on the path of climate change mitigation. The COP21 will have to take this into account” - Andrea Clavarino, Chairman of the Italian Coal Association (Assocarboni)
- Italy’s coal imports to remain flat in 2015 while Global seaborne coal trade to stabilise at 2014 levels at 1.2 billion tons this year - Assocarboni
COALspot.com: In 2015 Italy will import 16 million tons of steam coal and 4 million tons of coking coal, reflecting a flat growth trend from a year ago. At a global level seaborne coal trade is set to stabilise at 1.2 billion tons, after 10 years of steady growth of 3,5%, and production is forecast at 7.2 billion tons, stable compared to 2014, said ASSOCARBONI in its press report.
The upcoming 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), to be held in Paris from 30th November until 11th December 2015, Andrea Clavarino - who is delegate of the Italian Government to the CIAB board, the coal consultative body of the International Energy Agency, IEA – called for an effective climate agreement, able to integrate environmental imperatives with the legitimate aims of energy security, economic development and ending poverty.
ASSOCARBONI report further noted that, according to the IEA, coal provides 41% of global electricity and is an essential raw material in the production of steel and cement, accounting for 70% and 90% of their respective global production. Moreover, the installed power generation capacity from coal will grow from 1,805 GW today to 2,843 GW in 2040.
ASSOCARBONI believes the provision of secure, low-cost, reliable electricity, the development of infrastructure and the option to produce liquid fuels are three specific ways in which coal directly contributes to greater economic growth, job creation, and higher personal income and wealth.
The deployment of high efficiency low emission (HELE) power plants, using technology already available today, is the first step in the pathway towards the adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which is key to achieving global climate goals.
Modern high efficiency low emission coal plants, now available and producing electricity in Italy, emit 25-33% less CO2 and can significantly reduce or eliminate non-carbon emissions compared to older, less efficient subcritical technology.
According to ASSOCARBONI press note, Italian coal operators have shown an extraordinary ability to focus on innovation: all the Italian coal plants have obtained the stringent European environmental certifications (EMAS) and boast an average efficiency of 40%, with a peak of 46% in Torrevaldaliga Nord plant, which is only achieved by two other plants globally, in Japan and Denmark.
If these highly efficient technologies were extended to the over 3,000 inefficient coal plants, with an average efficiency of 33%, operating in the developing countries, 1.5 billion tonnes of CO2 per year would be eliminated, according to the estimates of the European Power Plant Suppliers Association (EPPSA).
This result would be equivalent to two and a half times the 600 million tons of CO2 that are already avoided thanks to renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, with the total cost of subsidy estimated at USD 120 billion.
Furthermore, coal combustion technologies continue to evolve. There is additional potential beyond current HELE technology for future deployment of advanced ultra-supercritical and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plants. These technologies are likely to be commercially available around 2020, with efficiencies approaching 50%.
Thus coal is not in contrast with an increasing use of renewable energy, but instead coal and renewable complement one another and are partners in meeting present and future energy needs.
In this respect, Assocarboni is in favour of an international mechanism to provide financial support to countries building high efficiency low emission coal plants. In the last decades, growth in renewable energy technology has been driven by investment incentives and supporting policies, such as feed-in-tariffs, contracts for difference and other mechanisms.
In order to achieve climate mitigation goals, a widespread deployment of carbon capture and storage technology is fundamental. However, this will not be possible until CCS receives policy parity with renewable energies.
“Over the last decades, the coal industry has made huge steps towards environmental sustainability. Today coal guarantees cost effectiveness and energy security and it is therefore the optimal fuel to accompany the growth of renewables on the path of climate change mitigation. The COP21 will have to take this into account”, Clavarino concluded.
 About: ASSOCARBONI
ASSOCARBONI is a non-profit organisation founded in 1897, which represents national and international companies engaged in solid fuels. Its head office is in Rome and it has representative offices in London and Brussels. On a national level, Assocarboni is member of Confindustria Energia and sits in the Board of Directors of the Fuel Experimental Station, a fuel research institute within the Ministry of Economic Development.
On an international level, Assocarboni is member of CIAB (Coal Industry Advisory Board) – a section of the International Energy Agency (IEA) which brings together more than 40 companies (both energy producing and electric generation companies) from 14 different countries - of WCA (World Coal Association) in London and of the “Working Party on Coal” of the ECEUN Energy Committee in Geneva.
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Monday, 09 November 15
INDIAN THERMAL COAL IMPORTS SURGED 18%; COKING COAL 6.31% DURING APRIL-OCTOBER: BUSINESS-STANDARD
Indian thermal coal imports surged 18% at the country's top 12 major ports to 55.90 million tonnes (MT) in the first seven months of the curren ...
Sunday, 08 November 15
THE FREIGHT MARKET KEEP DROPPING THIS WEEK - VISTAAR
COALspot.com: The freight market keep dropping this week.
The BDI down 12.48 percent week on week and closed at 631 points on 6 November 2015. ...
Sunday, 08 November 15
CAPESIZE FREIGHT RATES IN AUSTRALIA-CHINA ROUTES OVER 50% CHEAPER THAN BRAZIL-CHINA ROUTE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
China’s mining and steel industries are facing tectonic shifts over the past couple of years, with the country’s limiting of coal use, ...
Friday, 06 November 15
COAL PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. FELL SHARPLY FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 31
COALspot.com – United States the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an estimated 16.6 million shor ...
Thursday, 05 November 15
Q2'16 INDO THERMAL COAL SWAP CONTRACT FOB INDONESIA FALLS TO $39.90/T
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal swap for delivery Q4 2015 declined month on month and week over week. Price of coal seen no improvements this past we ...
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
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- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- PTC India Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- White Energy Company Limited
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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