Little change in international coal prices
03 Feb 2014
February 03: The spot prices in international coal markets remained subdued amidst continued absence of Chinese enquiries, industry sources said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on January 31:
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Jan 31, 2014 |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Jan 30, 2014 |
Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jan 23, 2014 |
6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jul 31, 2013 |
Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jan 31, 2013 |
South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
80.75 |
81.00 |
83.50 |
71.80 |
85.70 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
66.25 |
66.25 |
67.00 |
64.80 |
NA |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
80.90 |
80.75 |
81.25 |
78.50 |
94.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
71.20 |
71.25 |
69.75 |
69.25 |
74.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
57.35 |
57.25 |
56.60 |
57.55 |
57.60 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
38.00 |
38.00 |
38.00 |
42.30 |
39.60 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
31.60 |
31.50 |
31.80 |
36.50 |
33.90 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
126.00 |
126.50 |
127.00 |
136.00 |
170.00 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
125.00 |
125.00 |
125.00 |
134.00 |
169.50 |
Semi Soft |
87.75 |
87.50 |
89.00 |
95.00 |
122.00 |
|
Met Coke (CFR India) |
265.00 |
265.00 |
264.00 |
245.00 |
302.00 |
Freight Rate:
Destination |
As on Jan 31, 2014 (in $/ton) |
As on Jan 30, 2014 (in $/ton) |
Week Ago Jan 23, 2014 (in $/ton) |
6-month Ago Jul 31, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Year Ago Jan 31, 2013 (in $/ton) |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
16.20 |
16.00 |
15.75 |
15.25 |
13.70 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
16.50 |
16.40 |
16.00 |
15.75 |
14.60 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
9.50 |
9.40 |
9.20 |
9.80 |
7.80 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
8.50 |
8.40 |
8.25 |
8.50 |
7.00 |
Australia to India |
16.75 |
16.75 |
17.00 |
16.00 |
NA |
Source: ICMW (Traders)