Australian steam coal prices spurt on severe storm, Indonesian soften
22 Apr 2015
April 22: The spot price of low grades of Indonesian coal softened further on April 21, but Australian prices spurted on reports of supply chain constraints following severe storm in Hunter Valley region, market sources said.
South African prices remained largely unchanged amidst indications that some buyers are looking at off-spec material in view of continued firm trend in higher grades of Indonesian coal price, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on April 21:
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 21, 2015 |
April 20, 2015 |
April 14, 2015 |
October 22, 2014 |
April 22, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
61.00 |
61.10 |
59.70 |
66.20 |
78.00 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
51.60 |
51.60 |
51.20 |
56.90 |
69.60 |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
62.20 |
60.75 |
57.70 |
63.50 |
73.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
57.10 |
57.50 |
58.10 |
61.75 |
66.75 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
45.60 |
45.90 |
46.10 |
48.75 |
54.80 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
32.40 |
32.40 |
32.80 |
36.00 |
37.70 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
25.90 |
26.10 |
26.40 |
29.60 |
31.40 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
90.00 |
90.00 |
92.50 |
110.50 |
113.00 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
89.00 |
89.00 |
91.50 |
109.00 |
112.00 |
Semi Soft |
70.00 |
70.25 |
72.75 |
79.25 |
84.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
170.00 |
170.00 |
172.50 |
195.00 |
213.00 |
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 21, 2015 |
April 20, 2015 |
April 14, 2015 |
October 22, 2014 |
April 22, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
9.50 |
9.40 |
9.00 |
15.75 |
13.80 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
9.30 |
9.40 |
9.00 |
16.75 |
14.10 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
6.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
10.75 |
9.40 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
9.50 |
8.40 |
Australia to India |
9.25 |
9.30 |
9.25 |
16.25 |
15.20 |
Source: traders and ICMW database