China targets booming US coal exports in escalating trade war

China targets booming US coal exports in escalating trade war

U.S. coal, critical minerals and liquefied natural gas this week again emerged as a bull’s-eye in an escalating trade war between President Donald Trump and China. While Trump in recent days backed off imposing tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, the president continues to push duties on Chinese goods, a move that’s already rattling the […]

US exports of met coal rise in September

US coking coal exports rose by 4.8pc on the year in September to 4mn t, driven by increased deliveries to India and China, trade data show. In January to September, total US exports increased by 10pc from the same period in 2022 to reach 35mn t. US coking coal exports to India reached nearly 6mn […]

US coke exports to China jump on month in Sep

US petroleum coke exports to China surged in September compared with the month prior, even as shipments to other top coke-buying countries fell. The US increased exports to China by 73pc on the month in September to 352,400t, according to customs data compiled by Global Trade Tracker (GTT). China was the only importer among the […]

US met coal exports to China double in January

US exports of coking coal rose by 37.5pc on the year in January to nearly 3.7mn t, with the increase driven by sharp increases in shipments to China, the EU and India. Shipments to China increased by 118pc to 584,383t after a flurry of deals into the region were concluded shortly before the NDRC started discussing […]

US coke exports hit multi-year high in January

US green petroleum coke exports rose in January to the highest since January 2020, reaching the eighth-largest monthly total in data going back more than 20 years. Shipments to Asia-Pacific nearly doubled on the year, and the US also increased dispatches to Europe and Africa. Exports rose by 43pc on the year in January, at […]

Coal far from dead: Global trade thrives, war reroutes shipping

“The market has spoken: Coal is dying” declared a September 2019 headline in CNN Business, after China announced it would cease funding overseas coal projects. “Coal is dead. Power to the people!” activist group 350.org triumphantly tweeted. These predictions have not aged well. Bulk cargo vessels full of coal crisscross the oceans. Storage areas are […]

China studies ending Australia coal ban on supply fear

Chinese bureaucrats studying the energy outlook are proposing to end a near two-year ban on Australian coal as tensions begin to ease and on concerns supply may tighten when Western-led sanctions on Russian energy kick in. The proposal will be submitted to senior leaders, with a recommendation Beijing should resume Australian imports, according to people […]

U.S. coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021

In 2021, coal exports from the United States increased by 23% to 85 million metric short tons (MMst) from 69 MMst in 2020. Steam coal exports increased by 47% to 40 MMst, and metallurgical coal exports increased by 8% to 45 MMst. In 2021, the percentage of domestic coal production that was exported rose to […]

EIA: US coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021

In 2021, coal exports from the United States increased by 23% to 85 million metric short tons (MMst) from 69 MMst in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Steam coal exports increased by 47% to 40 MMst, and metallurgical coal exports increased by 8% to 45 MMst. In 2021, the percentage of domestic coal […]

US coal exports increase 23% between 2020 and 2021

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2021, coal exports from the US increased by 23% to 85 million short t from 69 million short t in 2020. Steam coal exports increased by 47% to 40 million short t, and metallurgical coal exports increased by 8% to 45 million short t. In 2021, […]