Coal prices largely unchanged
01 Jan 2014
January 01: The spot coal prices remained largely unchanged in the absence of buyers and sellers on December 31, industry sources said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on December 31:
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Dec 31, 2013 |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Dec 30, 2013 |
Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Dec 24, 2013 |
6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jul 01, 2013 |
Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jan 01, 2013 |
South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
85.00 |
85.00 |
85.25 |
73.10 |
88.80 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
68.60 |
68.60 |
68.75 |
67.50 |
NA |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
85.75 |
86.00 |
87.75 |
79.00 |
93.80 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
70.25 |
70.30 |
70.40 |
71.75 |
71.50 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
57.70 |
57.70 |
57.80 |
60.25 |
56.20 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
38.25 |
38.25 |
38.30 |
43.40 |
38.50 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
32.20 |
32.20 |
32.25 |
36.90 |
33.40 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
133.00 |
133.00 |
136.50 |
131.00 |
160.20 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
131.50 |
131.50 |
134.50 |
129.50 |
159.70 |
Semi Soft |
|
92.00 |
92.00 |
93.50 |
93.00 |
117.00 |
Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
272.00 |
272.00 |
272.00 |
255.00 |
291.00 |
Freight Rate:
Destination |
As on Dec 31, 2013 (in $/ton) |
As on Dec 27, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Week Ago Dec 24, 2013 (in $/ton) |
6-month Ago Jul 01, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Year Ago Jan 01, 2013 (in $/ton) |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
17.40 |
17.40 |
17.50 |
15.00 |
13.40 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
17.70 |
17.70 |
18.00 |
15.30 |
14.30 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
11.80 |
11.80 |
12.00 |
10.00 |
9.00 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
10.30 |
10.30 |
10.50 |
8.50 |
7.90 |
Australia to India |
19.00 |
19.00 |
18.50 |
15.00 |
NA |
Source: ICMW (Traders)