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Thursday, 06 August 15
HARD COAL AND COKE IMPORTS TO GERMANY REACH NEW ALL-TIME HIGH OF 56.2M TONES IN 2014
 Demand for German and imported hard coal In 2014, in 2014 fell by almost 8%, or 4.8m TCE, to 56.2m TCE.
According to German Coal Importer Association, this was caused mainly by the overall decline of 3% in power generation and the overall downward trend of 4.7% in primary energy demand, which accordingly also had an impact on hard coal. Another factor was the growing proportions accounted for by renewable energies. As in the previous year, demand for hard coal was satisfied by imports in the amount of some 86% and by domestic coal in the amount of 14%. Total imports of hard coal and coke reached a new all-time high of 56.2m tonnes in 2014, an increase of 3.4m tonnes, or 6%, in comparison with 2013.
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According to press note, the focal point of hard coal sales comprises power plants, which dominate demand with 69% (previous year: 71%) and the iron and steel industry with 28% (previous year: 26%). The heating market plays only a subordinate role with 3%. As regards steam coal, Russia, the USA and Colombia largely satisfied the import needs, while coking coal demand was covered by Australia with a 45% market share, the USA with 29% and Canada with 13% as the main supplier countries.
Clear downward trends are discernible in power generation from hard coal-fired power plants in 2014. The hard coal-fired power plants delivered 109 TWh, some 10% less power than in the previous year. This left hard coal with a share of just under 18% in the energy mix for 2014. But the other conventional types of power generation , too, had negative year-on-year results: lignite -3.2%, nuclear energy -0.2%, natural gas -13.7% and oil - 6.6%.
The balance in the power exchange (the total of exports less imports) came to around 36 TWh in 2014. This corresponds to an increase of 5% in comparison with 2013. The price advantage of coal compared with gas (the difference between the so-called "clean dark spread" less the "clean spark spread") fluctuated between 6 and 37 €/MWh last year. This favourable result for hard coal should not, however, blind one to the reality that almost all gas-fired and very many coal-fired power plants are now making losses and that power revenues are often insufficient to cover the fuel costs.
The VDKi takes a differentiated view of the statement in the white paper. The following should continue to be designated as the basis for market's further development into the energy market 2.0:
- security of supply
- cost efficiency
- innovation and sustainability.
These criteria have been satisfied by power generation from hard coal in the past and the present and will continue to be satisfied in the future. This makes the discrimination against hard coal, which could not have been made more obvious than in the new CHP regulations, impossible to comprehend. In addition to the fact that the expansion target of 25% is being subverted by a radical change in the basis, it is intended that only gas-fired CHP plants should be subsidised in the future. This is discriminatory and a deliberate damnification of highly efficient CHP from existing coal-fired power plants that contribute substantially to the reduction in CO2 emissions and fulfil the key requirements of the power market, said VDKi.
"We need a general framework that opens up a sustainable commercial perspective for hard coal for as long as hard coal continues to be allocated a central role for the safeguarding of renewable power generation, and therefore the success of the energy turnaround, for many years to come," said Dr Wolfgang Cieslik, VDKi CEO.
Despite the increase of 21% in steam coal imports in Q1 2015, the VDKi estimates that only 38m tonnes of steam coal and 53m tonnes of hard coal and coke in total, i.e. 5% less, will be imported during the whole of 2015.
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Friday, 03 July 15
SHIPPING CONFIDENCE EQUALS SEVEN-YEAR LOW - MOORE STEPHENS
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Thursday, 02 July 15
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN MINING 2015 - IXG
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Thursday, 02 July 15
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Wednesday, 01 July 15
Q4'15 AND Q1'16 FOB RICHARDS BAY COAL SWAPS ROSE W-O-W AND M-O-M
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The Q3 swap was up US$ ...
Wednesday, 01 July 15
BEIJING HAS OFFICIALLY EXTENDED BY TWO YEARS ITS SUBSIDY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT LOCAL SHIPPING COMPANIES IN SCRAPPING THEIR OLD TONNAGE - INTERMODAL
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- The University of Queensland
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- PTC India Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Planning Commission, India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Interocean Group of Companies - India
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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