In September his year, China’s exports of anthracite coal and coking coal amounted to 510,000 mt and 130,000 mt, up 161.4 percent and 220.8 percent year on year, respectively, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities. In the January-September period of the current year, China’s exports of anthracite coal and coking coal totaled 2.27 million mt and 750,000 mt, increasing by 32.1 percent and by 26.2 percent year on year, respectively.
In September this year, China’s overall coal exports (including anthracite coal and coking coal) amounted to 730,000 mt, increasing by 66.3 percent year on year, while the overall coal export volume in the January-September period of the current year totaled 4.02 million mt, down 7.9 percent year on year.