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Tuesday, 21 July 09
FIRST QUARTER COAL MARKET AND EURACOAL'S OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
 Euracoal reports that for the first time in many years, the world market for hard coal fell by some 8 % during the first quarter 2009. This latest Euracoal (http://www.euracoal.org/) report arrived too late for International Mining’s August article on the global coal industry, which is about to be published. Steam coal was 140.1 Mt, down from 140.7 Mt in the first quarter of 2008. The fall in coking coal waxs much more severe, down from 42.6 Mt to 29.9 Mt in 2009. The combined total showed a fall of 13.3 Mt between 2008 and 2009.
Nevertheless, markets behaved differently: whilst the Atlantic steam coal market decreased exports, the Pacific market increased slightly. The Pacific market increased by only 2.2 Mt with Australia being the only exporter increasing sales (+ 6.7 Mt). China (- 2.6 Mt) and Indonesia (- 2.0 Mt) bore the main decreases. On the Atlantic steam coal market, only South Africa (+ 1.3 Mt) and Russia (+ 0.4 Mt) increased exports. The total Atlantic market shrunk by 2.8 Mt.
The coking coal market suffered in the economic crisis and dropped by 30 % during the first quarter 2009. China became a net importer for coking coal. Australia exported 8.1 Mt less than during the first quarter 2008 and the US and Canada also recorded an export decrease. The total coking coal market is expected to decrease by some 40 to 50 Mt for the entire year 2009.
Steam coal prices fob South Africa are currently around $60/t, even though the demand on the Atlantic market stays weak.
Contract prices for coking coal which also reached historic peaks during the 2008 summer are now coming back to normal and the negotiated prices for 2009/2010 are expected to be low. Hard coking coal is currently contracted at $120-125/t, semi-soft coking coal at $80-90/t and low-volatile PCI coal at $75-80/t.
A special situation was observed in China, who became for the first time a net importer. The reason was that for the steel and electricity industries, located near the harbours, it was cheaper to import coal because international coking coal prices are currently lower than Chinese coking coal prices. The Chinese coke market totally collapsed; in April 2009 there were only some 20.000 t of coke exported. After the very high coke prices in summer 2008 the prices collapsed in winter 2008 but are currently again picking up slowly. In March 2009 the coke price fob China was $420/t.
Due to the collapse of the steel industry, Polish coke demand dropped by some 30 %. The demand from Germany and France as well was considerably lower or even cancelled for 2009. The industry nevertheless expects improvements of demand in the second half/end of 2010. Coke production should then even increase again in the following years.
The longer term future of German hard coal depends now, as in the past, on political decisions. According to a legal guideline, the German Bundestag will check before 2012 if the decision to close down in the year 2018 is to be reviewed again or not; this will be determined mainly by the outcome of the Bundestag elections in September 2009. While the Social Democrats and the trade unions together with some of the Christian Democrats are in favour of maintaining a minimum level of indigenous coal production, large numbers of Christian Democrats, Liberals and also Greens in Germany see little reason to go back on the decision to close down.
The UK Government made its long awaited policy announcement on new coal power plant build: any new coal stations must have at least one unit fitted with CCS and the remaining units must be ‘carbon capture ready’. The Government will provide financial support for up to four such CCS projects. A consultation on the financial support mechanism was published in June 2009.
British output is now increasing for the first time in many years. There was an increase for the year 2008 compared with 2007 which came from surface mines. The ongoing increase during the first quarter of 2009 includes an increase from deep mines also. There continues to be an encouraging trend in surface mine planning permissions. The potential re-opening of Harworth Colliery would cost some £200 million, but sourcing finance for this in the current climate is proving difficult.
The situation in the Czech hard coal industry is strongly influenced by lower demand for coal suitable for coking and a drop in its price by one third. This year OKD-OKK a.s. (Ostravskokarvinské koksovny, a coking coal company) expects a decrease in its annual coke production to 710,000 t against the planned 850,000 t. The other negative factors include decreasing electricity consumption, lower electricity prices on the energy exchange, and an increase in the price of steam coal (+ 17 %). These three factors prompted the operator of the 800 MW hard coal-fired Dìtmarovice power station, ÈEZ, to consider a shutdown of this power station for four months. Following an agreement between ÈEZ and OKD, the duration of the shutdown was reduced to one month. OKD’s supplies to the power station are 800,000 t annually. This has made it possible for OKD to maintain extraction and hundreds of jobs in northern Moravia. In 1Q 2009 OKD produced 3.1 Mt of hard coal. Compared with 1Q 2008, production dropped by 12 %.
German lignite production during Q1 2009, at 44.8 Mt, was generally 3.4% higher than the previous year. In Lausitz (+ 11.8%) and in Central Germany (+ 4.6%), lignite production was higher; on the contrary, in the Rhineland (-1.6%) and in Helmstedt (-1.3 %) production dropped. The changes are essentially due to the development of deliveries to power plants (+ 3.2 %), where some 92% of all production goes. Power generation by lignite-fired power plants was generally a good 3% higher than during the same period last year. For refined products, briquetting (+47.3%) showed a clear increase during the first quarter of 2009. The production of lignite dust (-11.2 %) and lignite coke (-8.7%) was dropping. Pulverised lignite production (-1.8%) was just under last year’s level.
In the chain of the impacts of the economic crisis, brown coal is not in the forefront in the Czech Republic but it will be affected at some later stage. This year’s fall of electricity prices can be expected to be reflected in energy companies’ results for 2010 and 2011. The price of coal is expected to drop by a few percent in 2010. In 1Q 2009 brown coal and lignite production amounted to 12.6 Mt. Brown coal companies contributed to this output as follows: SD, 6 Mt (+2.8%), CCG, 3.8 Mt (-2.9%) and SU, 2.6 Mt (-16.9%). The Centrum deep brown coal mine and Hodonín deep coal mine (lignite) produced 150,000 t. Compared with 1Q 2008, brown coal and lignite production declined by around 4%. Customers’ demand has helped to change the Czech Coal Group’s original decision to discontinue extraction from the last deep brown coal mine in the country. Extraction from the Centrum mine was to be ended last year, with employment contracts terminated for 300 employees. An agreement on extension of supplies until 2012 with the petrochemical company Unipetrol has ensured continued mining. Centrum produces about 280,000 t of coal every year.
In Poland, Adamow lignite mine, which wishes to open a new lignite mine south of Zgierz, has approached the Ministry of Environment to ask for a concession to explore the deposits. Once they have obtained the concession, they will have priority for lignite production within the area. Konin lignite mine intends to issue bonds for PLN135 million. The money will be invested in opening of the Tomis³awice open pit.
In Hungary, the expectations are that lignite output in the ongoing second trading period will continue to remain approximately at today’s level of 9 - 10 Mt/y. Regarding the subsequent period, it remains to be seen what the final emissions trading regulations will look like and, in particular, how CO2 prices will develop.
In order to reach a further improvement of productivity in Matra’s opencast mines, the assembly of a new compact excavator was started at the end of 2008. This machine is a prototype of the world’s biggest compact excavator. Its assembly is largely completed, and it will start operation in the Bükkabrany opencast mine in mid-2009.
The Slovenian power plant Sostanj (TES) is preparing to build a new so-called block 6 with 600 MW capacity and around 42% efficiency. It will replace old units. The Velenje coal mine will start a project for vertical skip winding of coal this year.
Serbia completed and launched the new overburden ECS (Excavator-Conveyor-Spreader) system in the Kostolac lignite basin in order to increase annual production from 6.5 to 9 Mt of lignite in the first stage and finally to 12 Mt of lignite.
Source: In-Mining
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Sunday, 26 July 09
CESC PLANS 2000 MW POWER PLANT IN BIHAR
Jai Bihar reported that, RPG flagship company CESC Ltd on Friday unveiled its plan to set up a 2,000 MW power generation plant at Pirpainti near Bha ...
Saturday, 25 July 09
HUANENG EYES MAJORITY STAKE IN PT BERAU COAL
CCTV reported that, China's largest publicly traded power company has submitted a bid for controlling stake in Indonesia's fifth largest coal mine ...
Saturday, 25 July 09
ADANI POWER TO IMPORT COAL FOR MUNDRA PLANT
BL reported that more than 50% of the coal requirement for Adani Power’s 4,620 MW Mundra plant will have to be imported from Indonesia though ...
Friday, 24 July 09
INDONESIAN COAL NEWS - UPDATE
Income from tax slow
Since the economic crisis in October 2008 until now, tax from the general mining sector is slow. According to the Director Gene ...
Friday, 24 July 09
S.AFRICA JAN-JUNE EXPORTS TO ASIA AROUND 1.4 MLN T
* China takes 140-150,000 tonnes
* S.Korea imports zero
* Hong Kong utilites buy S.African coal
South African coal exports to Asia excluding India a ...
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- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- The University of Queensland
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- PTC India Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Australian Coal Association
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
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