UK’s Q2 Thermal Coal Imports Jump 72% On-Year: Ministry

Platts reported that UK coal imports in the second quarter were up significantly over the same period last year.

The market news is quoted as saying:

Traders said UK thermal imports had strengthened on the back of positive dark spreads, the profit margins from coal-fired generation. Russia continued to account for the majority of thermal coal imports, shipping just over 3 million mt in the April-June period, while Colombia was the second largest exporter to the UK, delivering 1.88 million mt.

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