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Asian, African coal imports fall 10.46% in Jan-Aug via RBCT

18 Sep 2013

September 18: Imports of coal from South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) by African and Asian countries, excluding India, fell 10.46% to 18,406,371 tons in the first eight months of 2013 compared to 20,556,114 tons imported during the corresponding period last year, revealed data available to ICMW.
Imports for August 2013 fell 7.29% to 2,689,602 tons, from 2,901,135 tons in July, data revealed.

However, imports during the month of August 2012 stood at 1,897,167 tons.
Following are the details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries in 2013, and August 2012 (in tons):

Country	2013 (Jan-Aug)	2012 (Jan-Aug)	Aug-13	Aug-12	Jul-13	13-Jun	13-May	13-Apr	13-Mar	13-Feb
China	8,331,289	9,430,415	1,233,441	895,239	1,123,298	1,116,980	767,568	792,517	1,592,609	1,394,225
Japan	382,120	304,996	85,225		Nil	Nil	148,195	Nil	Nil	Nil
La Reunion	362,219	315,907		53,382	51,500	52,000	50,000	Nil	105,146	52,497
Malaysia	1,278,843	1,886,392	143,260	218,646	142,998	71,491	209,560	214,496	137,198	215,680
Mauritius	357,926	388,541	43,939		44,400	Nil	44,000	44,000	137,587	Nil
Pakistan	1,259,456	306894	109889	54081	438,707	170,379	53,780	269,029	162,721	Nil
Singapore	Nil	161,868	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
South Korea	165,000	1,560,725	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	165,000	Nil	Nil	Nil
Taiwan	3,957,918	4,286,978	741,096	490,123	847,285	636,132	164,317	765,333	803,795	Nil
Thailand	Nil	143,591	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Togo	Nil	94,718	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Tanzania	33,000	Nil	Nil	Nil	33,000	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
UAE	1,086,278	1,053,856	25,093	145,813	164,987	199,021	212,000	217,106	Nil	218,853
Madagascar	470,154	239,876	163,361	Nil	55,000	52,900	50,400	Nil	49,497	49,496
Ethiopia	Nil	47,101	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Maputo	Nil	53,166	Nil	Nil		Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dijibouti	97,310	44,857	48,710	Nil	Nil	Nil	48,600	Nil	Nil	Nil
Senegal	244,323	204,181	41,354	39,883	Nil	82,780	Nil	78,872	41,317	Nil
Nigeria	Nil	32,052	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Kenya	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Morocco	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	64,148
Sri Lanka	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	54,351	71,467
Lebanon	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Yemen	254,717	Nil	54234	Nil	Nil	91,655	Nil	53,951	54,877	Nil
Sri Lanka	125,818								54,351	71,467
Total	18,406,371	20,556,114	2,689,602	1,897,167	2,901,135	2,473,338	1,913,420	2,435,304	3,139,098	2,066,366

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