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Column: China's Q1 coal imports jump to new highs as factories throttle up

A reclaimer places coal in stockpiles at the coal port in Newcastle June 6, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

LITTLETON, Colorado, March 27 (Reuters) - China's imports of thermal coal in the opening quarter of 2023 have soared to new highs as utilities and businesses restocked in anticipation of greater energy use following the easing of strict zero-COVID policies that curbed coal demand in 2022.

Reporting By Gavin Maguire; Editing by Christian Schmollinger