Coal Imports to China Up 3.9% in January

Bloomberg reported that China coal imports increased to 19.7 million tons in January.

As quoted in the market news:

Coal with an energy value of 5,500 kilocalories per kilogram at the port of Qinhuangdao, a domestic benchmark for spot rates, fell 2.5 percent since January to a range of 770 yuan to 780 yuan a ton as of Feb. 12.

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