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Feature: DCE Coking Coal in the Eye of the Storm: Hangzhou’s Turbulent Ride Through the "Anti-Involution" Rally
Executive Summary: In late July, coking coal surged in a sentiment-driven rally, hitting five consecutive limit-ups before collapsing...
Aug 7, 20253 min read
Analysis: Freight Fatigue - Why Rising Oil Could Drag PLV FOB Lower, Not Higher
If Brent crude pushes toward $80/bbl amid rising Middle East tensions, freight markets will be reacting fast. For the coking coal...
Jun 23, 20252 min read
Exclusive: China's First Canadian Coal Transshipment to Indonesia Exposes Met Coal Arbitrage—and a Path to Narrowing FOB-CFR Gap
Canadian cargo priced off CFR China index sold at premium to Southeast Asia—traders capitalize on dislocation Putian Port’s first-ever...
Jun 20, 20252 min read
Analysis: Is $160 FOB for Australian PLV Realistic?
Executive Summary: PLV FOB prices are once again approaching the $160 mark, raising the question of whether such levels are realistic. In...
Jun 20, 20253 min read
Australian PMV Mine Production Status Update – June 19, 2025
Appin Under panel change, with limited production activity expected until possibly early July. The recent underground injury has had...
Jun 19, 20251 min read
DCE Coking Coal Rally Explained: From Demand Pessimism to Supply-Side Speculation
DCE JM 09 up 7.19% to RMB 768 as of 3PM GMT +8. The coking coal market is currently driven by multiple speculative headlines, including:...
Jun 4, 20251 min read
BHP COI End June 75kt GYC. Price expectation 188-193
BHP COI End June 75kt GYC. Price expectation 188-193
May 14, 20251 min read
North Gonnyella unlikely to have any more spot offers in CY Q2
North Gonnyella unlikely to have any more spot offers in CY Q2
May 8, 20251 min read


Lost tons of Aus PMV in Q2 up to 22.5 PMX / 1.68 million mt
Note: Appin mine takes about a month to ramp up to pre-incident utilisation level but these lost tons are omitted above. *the above is...
May 7, 20251 min read
Illawara unlikely to have June spot offers due to longwall move
Illawara unlikely to have June spot offers due to longwall move
May 7, 20251 min read
Oaky Creek and Moranbah remain shut with no further spot offers in CY Q2 expected
Oaky Creek and Moranbah remain shut with no further spot offers in CY Q2 expected
May 7, 20251 min read
Analysis: Australia already lost 500kt of PMV, Indian demand gap exposed - can Canada fill the gap?
India Faces PHCC Gap as Over 500kt Lost from Australian Underground Supply Major disruptions at Australia’s top underground coking coal...
May 1, 20252 min read
Analysis: Rumoured China's 50 million crude steel production cut - Is it realistic?
In order to meet the 2025 pig iron production target of 809.37 million tons (derived from the rumoured 50 million crude steel cut), daily...
Apr 28, 20251 min read
Oaky Creek Water Inflow Incident May Lose 2-3 PMX of PHCC
Here’s the timeline and estimated production loss from the Oaky Creek underground water inflow incident: If the recovery is short-term...
Apr 25, 20251 min read
Moranbah North Begins Staged Re-Entry, Production Still Halted
Moranbah North Explosion Update – April 2025 Status: Production remains suspended, but limited re-entry has been approved on 19 April for...
Apr 23, 20251 min read
Indian demand remains consistent and healthy
Indian demand remains consistent and healthy
Apr 21, 20251 min read
Vulcan’s Mozambique Coal Mine Hit by Layoffs Amid Environmental and Market Pressures, JSPL to Buy More Australian PHCC
On April 18, 2025, Vulcan Mozambique, owned by India’s Jindal Group, revealed it will cut over 350 jobs at its Moatize coal mine in Tete...
Apr 21, 20251 min read
PLV FOB weekly recap 16 April "expect the unexpected" - click to read
PLV FOB Weekly Recap – Structured Summary Early Week: Market started slightly soft as traders digested news of additional Glencore tons ....
Apr 17, 20251 min read
Peabody Pauses Refinancing Amid Review of Anglo Coal Asset Deal
Peabody Energy has delayed a planned $500 million private debt raise intended to refinance part of a $2.1 billion bridge loan linked to...
Apr 15, 20251 min read
Polish vs Indonesian Coke: Why AM/NS Got Approval and JSW Didn’t
AM/NS India was recently granted exemption to import 71,500 tonnes of LAM coke from Poland, while JSW’s Indonesian cargoes were denied....
Apr 15, 20251 min read
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