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Friday, 18 March 16
DRY BULK MARKET HAS LITTLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO FROM CHINA AT THE MOMENT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
 The dry bulk market’s rebound is long overdue, but when it comes, it won’t be because of China’s strong demand for commodities, or at least China’s role in it will be diminished than the past few years. At least that’s what the latest news from China’s economy are indicating. In its latest report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking noted that “strong volatility and a general shake up in the commodities markets has been the main description of this past week’s events and continuing on from last week’s article it is more and more evident that most traders in the market are fairly confused at the signs being given. Last week the commodities markets (especially in the case of most dry bulk commodities such as iron ore and coal) noted a firm hike in prices both in the futures and physical markets. This was largely driven by China’s National People’s Congress which discussed the proposed changes and targets it plans to put through for its next five year plan (pointing to the major role China still plays not only in the physical markets of these commodities but also in the minds of most investors worldwide)”.
Allied’s,George Lazaridis, Head of Market Research & Asset Valuations, noted that “speculation was rife, as some sought to take a more optimistic view as to what was coming out of China. Most of these traders might have been overeager to pull the trigger on their investment strategies, inpatient as to when the market would turn. However it seems as though they might have miscalculated the timing, having avoided to read some of the fine print from China’s next stimulus plan. As such we have started off the week with the biggest two-day slide in commodity prices, while in turn this has had knock off effects on global stocks and other financial instruments. At the same time the recent decision by the Bank of Japan to jump off the stimulus bandwagon hindered by the growing underlining risk of a negative interest-rate strategy has left further woes for the global economy. As such, much is left in question as to the true direction of global economic growth”, he mentioned.
Of course, Lazaridis continued, “in the physical market, the actual uptick in demand (and therefore in prices) of iron ore have been more reliant on supply, demand and inventories as always rather than mere expectations of financial markets. However, once you take a closer look, these are more near-term in nature. Namely low inventories and the prospects of a forced stoppage in the output of several still mills in China over the summer months, have pushed many to scramble for ore while trying to operate at full capacity in order to build stocks of metals so as to be ready to supply the seasonal pickup in construction in spring. This chain has more to do with seasonality then any political decision undertaken, however it does hold a small truth as to the state of the market. Expectations are that new real estate constructions are slowly going to pick up, based on the increasing level of home sales and higher prices. Home prices have risen by as much as 50% in some of China’s most popular cities over the past year, pointing to potential shortages in comparison to rising demand. The clarification here is that this trend is still held within a few key cities, while the excess backlog in real estate supply across the whole of China is still fairly big. At the same time there are some who fear that this is more of a bubble rather than an indicator as to the state of real demand. Efforts have been made by the central government to push demand for the housing markets outside the main five hottest markets, yet the results have been meagre so far”, Allied’s analyst stated.
In conclusion, “after the dissipation of the initial hype, the fog has cleared to the reality that little is clear as of yet as to the true effectiveness of China’s next growth stimulus. The dry bulk market may have bolstered slightly over the past week, but it’s too early to have been caused by any shift in fundamentals from anything decided in Beijing this past week”, Lazaridis concluded.
Source: Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News
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Wednesday, 09 March 16
U.S. COAL EXPORTS DECLINED 24% (74 MMST) IN 2015; COAL PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY 111 MMST IN 2016 - EIA
U.S. Coal Supply
EIA estimates that U.S. coal production for February 2016 was 54 million short tons (MMst), a 4 MMst (7%) decrease from the prev ...
Wednesday, 09 March 16
RI MAY HAVE TO IMPORT COAL FOR FUTURE POWER PLANTS: STUDY - THE JAKARTA POST
With coal prices continuing to decline, Indonesia will struggle to provide the coal needed to fire up its power stations in the near future, a stud ...
Tuesday, 08 March 16
INDONESIA HIKES COAL BENCHMARK PRICE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 12 MONTHS
COALspot.com: Low coal demand and excess supplies sent Indonesian benchmark coal price further deep in February 2016, but up slightly in Mar ...
Tuesday, 08 March 16
THE DRY CARGO MARKET ENDURED ONE OF ITS MOST DIFFICULT YEARS IN 2015, EXPERIENCING LOWS NOT SEEN SINCE THE MID 1980S - CLARKSONS
Whilst shipping and offshore markets have seen some good opportunities during 2015, overall there have been unprecedented challenges, so we are ver ...
Monday, 07 March 16
INDONESIAN 5700 GAR COAL INDEX DECLINE $0.05 A TON WEEK OVER WEEK
COALspot.com: Average 5000 GAR coal index of Indonesian origin decline 0.28 percent week over week to averaging $38.66 per ton on this past Friday, ...
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- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PTC India Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Australian Coal Association
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
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