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17 Sep 2013
September 17: A flat trend with little movement in prices was marked on the first day of the week beginning September 16 in international coal markets, a day after prices of South African and Australian steam coal had firmed up a bit, industry sources said.
The official announcement of the end of the strike at Drummond mines in Colombia appears to have prompted buyers to wait and watch the impact in European markets and, as such, prices in other markets remained flat, they added.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on September 16:
|
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Sep 16, 2013 |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Sep 13, 2013 |
Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Sep 09, 2013 |
6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Mar 15, 2013 |
Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Sep 17, 2012 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
71.50 |
71.50 |
70.40 |
83.50 |
84.50 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
62.90 |
62.80 |
62.25 |
NA |
NA |
|
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
76.80 |
76.80 |
75.40 |
93.00 |
85.75 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
68.40 |
68.40 |
68.40 |
76.40 |
71.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
56.00 |
56.25 |
56.50 |
60.90 |
56.00 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
39.65 |
39.65 |
40.00 |
42.50 |
39.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
33.80 |
33.80 |
34.00 |
36.00 |
33.50 |
|
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
153.00 |
153.00 |
152.50 |
160.50 |
140.00 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
151.00 |
151.00 |
150.50 |
161.00 |
140.50 |
|
Semi Soft |
98.00 |
98.00 |
98.50 |
115.50 |
97.00 |
|
|
Met Coke (CFR India) |
268.00 |
268.00 |
260.00 |
296.00 |
323.00 |
Freight Rate:
|
Destination |
As on Sep 16, 2013 (in $/ton) |
As on Sep 13, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Week Ago Sep 09, 2013 (in $/ton) |
6-month Ago Mar 15, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Year Ago Sep 17, 2012 (in $/ton) |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
16.00 |
16.00 |
15.00 |
15.90 |
13.00 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
16.50 |
16.50 |
15.50 |
16.90 |
14.20 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
11.50 |
11.50 |
10.50 |
10.85 |
8.10 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
10.25 |
10.25 |
9.25 |
9.50 |
7.40 |
|
Australia to India |
19.00 |
18.50 |
16.50 |
16.50 |
NA |
Source: ICMW (Traders)