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SA coal exports to Atlantic countries via RBCT up 16.24% in Feb

25 Mar 2014

March 25: Imports of coal from South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) by Atlantic countries increased 16.24% during February 2014 compared to the quantity imported during the previous month, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

The exports through RBCT to Atlantic countries stood at 2,022,209 tons during February 2014 against 1,739,665 tons exported during January 2014.

On the other hand, in February 2013, the export figure stood at 1,599,429 tons.

During 2014, total coal exports to Atlantic countries stood at 3,761,874 tons compared to 3,797,428 tons imported during 2012.

Following are the details of coal exports to Atlantic countries from RBCT (in tons):

Country	Jan-Feb'14	Jan-Feb'13	14-Feb	13-Feb	14-Jan	13-Dec	13-Nov	13-Oct	13-Sep	13-Aug	12-Aug
ARA	2,289,951	1,282,810	1,140,311	462,964	1,149,640	1,375,616	1,384,437	701,424	644,979	656,064	850,077
Argentina	45,154	Nil	Nil	Nil	45154	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Brazil	104,432	25,027	54,942	25,027	49490	87,996	49,132	Nil	32,999	49,496	95,493
Denmark	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	154,229	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
France	Nil	40,000	Nil	40,000	Nil	221,147	Nil	240,132	324,612	Nil	143,339
Ireland	48,561	Nil	Nil	Nil	48,561	Nil	Nil	38,429	Nil	Nil	Nil
Israel	493,841	820,550	330,995	319,259	162,846	152,536	338,210	167,512	164,730	170,229	328,278
Italy	148,857	236,733	148,857	75,070	Nil	79,262	71,500	341,828	137,210	80,861	364,320
Mexico	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	137,497
Romania	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Spain	236,662	321,267	183,651	159,889	53,011	475,493	312,541	157,513	400,639	164,992	160,942
Turkey	394,416	771,788	163,453	453,072	230,963	164,998	97,900	199,890	Nil	161,173	256,467
UK	Nil	103,123	Nil	Nil	Nil	87,998	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
TBC	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	59,850	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Greece	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Portugal	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	164350	147,651	Nil	Nil	Nil
Belgium	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Slovenia	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	80,822	Nil
Morocco	Nil	196,130	Nil	64,148	Nil	70,433	62,636	63,812	Nil	Nil	Nil
Namibia	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	27,706	Nil	Nil
Total	3,761,874	3,797,428	2,022,209	1,599,429	1,739,665	2,929,558	2,480,706	2,058,191	1,732,875	1,363,637	2,336,413

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