US Low-Vol Coal Makes Record Gains Over Australia

US Low-Vol Coal Makes Record Gains Over Australia

US low-volatile coking coal hit a record premium to Australian premium hard coking coal yesterday. Argus assessed the fob Australia price at $98.50/t yesterday, putting the US low-volatile price at a $20/t premium. Australian premium hard coking coal — with a lower sulphur content and higher coke strength after reaction (CSR) — is typically valued higher than […]

US Coking Coal Unfazed by Biden Presidency

US mining firms expect Joe Biden’s presidency to raise some obstacles for the coking coal industry, but there is confidence that infrastructure investment and a different approach to diplomatic relations will foster more favorable market conditions. Job losses and mine closures in the last year or more, linked to a weak market meant that the […]

US Coking Coal Exports Partly Recover in 3Q

US third quarter coking coal exports recovered from the second quarter but fell from a year earlier as global demand made a partial recovery from its lowest points. The US exported 9.24mn t of coking coal in the third quarter, a quarterly increase of 13pc but an annual decrease of 21.4pc. September exports recovered from […]

US coking coal exports partly recover in 3Q

US third quarter coking coal exports recovered from the second quarter but fell from a year earlier as global demand made a partial recovery from its lowest points. The US exported 9.24mn t of coking coal in the third quarter, a quarterly increase of 13pc but an annual decrease of 21.4pc. September exports recovered from […]

West Virginia Rep. Carol Miller Helps Launch Bipartisan Congressional Energy Export Caucus

Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., is part of a bipartisan group of U.S. House members spearheading an initiative to maximize energy exports, including coal. Called the Congressional Energy Export Caucus, Miller, along with Representatives Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, and Lou Correa, D-Calif., announced the program Thursday during a Zoom webinar. “As global trade realigns […]

Editorial: Why the future of Appalachian coal may depend on India

We write a lot about coal — and its long, slow demise as an energy source — for lots of reasons. We have some counties in the corner of Southwest Virginia whose economy has been based on coal, and which are in dire need of building a new economy. These are counties that are easy […]