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• Glencore Boss Defends Coal Business After Activist Push to Exit

  03 Dec 2021

  Glencore Plc’s new chief executive officer defended the company’s sprawling coal business after it emerged this week that an activist investor was pushing for an exit from the dirtiest fuel. . ...Read More

• HUL ends coal use across its plants in sustainability push

  02 Dec 2021

  Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), India’s biggest household goods maker, has eliminated the use of coal across its operations in India, replacing it with cleaner biomass and biodiesel, as part of a plan to cut carbon emissions. . ...Read More

• China met coal, coke futures jump as Omicron disrupts imports

  02 Dec 2021

  Chinese coking coal and coke futures gained more than 5% each on Wednesday, buoyed by supply concerns as coal imports from Mongolia were disrupted by the recent outbreak of the Omicron coronavirus variant. . ...Read More

• US coal carload volumes fall 1.2%: AAR

  02 Dec 2021

  Coal carload originations dipped 1.2% to 63,947 for the week ending Nov. 27, according to a Dec. 1 report from the Association of American Railroads. . ...Read More

• Coal reserves: Some 116,000 t available at Centrenergo warehouse

  01 Dec 2021

  As of the morning of November 30, there is 116,000 tonnes of coal in the warehouses of the combined heat and power plants run by PJSC Centrenergo, while for the whole heating season, the company needs 1.671 million tonnes. . ...Read More

• Seven firms, including JSW Steel, submit bids for coal blocks

  01 Dec 2021

  JSW Steel NSE 2.45 % and Adhunik Power & Natural Resources are among seven companies that have submitted bids for four coal blocks put up for sale under "second attempt" of auction process for 11 mines for commercial mining. . ...Read More

• Australian coking coal adds to China's October imports

  01 Dec 2021

  China's coking coal imports rebounded in October, boosted by increased imports from Mongolia and the clearance through customs of Australian coking coal stored in Chinese ports, Kallanish notes. . ...Read More

• Coal India Limited plans nearly 20,000 crore investment to augment evacuation capacity

  01 Dec 2021

  PSU miner Coal India (CIL) has firmed up plans to invest Rs 19,650 crore to augment coal evacuation capacity through rail mode. The augmentation would move an additional 330 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by FY 2024 with the miner significantly scaling up production. . ...Read More

• China’s longest coal-bed methane pipeline completes, adding new momentum to natural gas supply

  30 Nov 2021

  The section from North China's Shanxi Province to Hebei of China's longest coal-bed methane long-distance pipeline has completed its drying process, marking the official completion of the main pipeline, which can supply 200 million cubic meters of natural gas to northern China this winter and next spring, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Monday through its official WeChat account. . ...Read More

• Coal stock at power plants builds up to 9 days

  30 Nov 2021

  India's 136 coal-based power projects, totalling 166.109 giga watt (GW), have fuel stock for up to nine days, the union coal ministry said on Monday. . ...Read More

• China's coal crunch is over, but prices are still too high

  30 Nov 2021

  China's coal crunch is over, but prices are still too high . ...Read More

• China‘s top economic planner summons coal producers; long-term pricing mechanism is advised

  29 Nov 2021

  China's top economic planner the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Monday that they summoned coal producers for a hearing meeting about further enhancing the market pricing mechanism amid the need for stabilizing long-term supply. . ...Read More

• CIL dispatched 292 MT coal to power sectors; supply rises 23%

  29 Nov 2021

  Coal India Limited dispatched 291.72 million tonne (MT) coal to the power sector which rises 22.7 percent in the first seven months of the ongoing fiscal year. The cabinet monthly report on coal supply shows the April-October dispatch of 237.75 MT of coal to the power sector. . ...Read More

• China's Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time Since Lockdowns: Report

  29 Nov 2021

  The world's second biggest economy has vowed to peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 -- but authorities have struggled to wean the country off its dependence on fossil fuels. . ...Read More

• Signs of thaw in China’s ban on Australian coal

  29 Nov 2021

  Australian miners are increasingly optimistic they may be able to resume selling coal to China, after official data confirmed small volumes of Australian coal cleared the Asian superpower’s borders in October. . ...Read More