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New UserAustralian steam coal, SA off-spec rates firm up
27 Apr 2015
April 27: Prices of Australian steam coal firmed up a bit on April 24 on reports that restart of the rail corridor from Hunter Valley to ports would be slightly delayed whereas South African off-spec prices firmed up on good enquiries, market sources said.
Indonesian prices remained largely unchanged, except for a slight softness in the higher grades, they added.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on April 24:
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Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) |
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As on, |
As on, |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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April 24, 2015 |
April 23, 2015 |
April 17, 2015 |
October 25, 2014 |
April 25, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
61.40 |
61.00 |
60.90 |
- |
77.50 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
51.90 |
51.70 |
51.40 |
- |
70.50 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
62.70 |
62.20 |
59.60 |
- |
73.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
56.90 |
57.00 |
57.50 |
- |
66.60 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
45.30 |
45.30 |
45.90 |
- |
55.00 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
32.60 |
32.40 |
32.40 |
- |
36.90 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
25.80 |
25.90 |
26.30 |
- |
31.25 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
88.00 |
88.00 |
90.00 |
- |
113.00 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
87.25 |
87.25 |
89.00 |
- |
112.00 |
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Semi Soft |
67.75 |
68.80 |
70.50 |
- |
80.80 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
170.00 |
170.00 |
172.50 |
- |
215.00 |
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Freight rates:
| Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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April 24, 2015 |
April 23, 2015 |
April 17, 2015 |
October 25, 2014 |
April 25, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
9.40 |
9.50 |
9.40 |
- |
14.50 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
9.20 |
9.30 |
9.40 |
- |
15.20 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
6.00 |
6.00 |
6.10 |
- |
9.50 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.10 |
- |
8.50 |
|
Australia to India |
9.20 |
9.25 |
9.20 |
- |
16.20 |
Source: traders and ICMW database