U.K. Takes U.S. Coal Castoffs as EU Use of the Fuel Set to Rise

Bloomberg reported that first quarter United Kingdom coal purchases from the US rose over the same period last year.

The market news is quoted as saying:

The U.K. bought 850,000 metric tons of thermal coal from the U.S. in the first quarter this year, compared with 160,000 tons in the same period last year, according to a report on the website of the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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