China’s coal output increases by 3.9 percent in H1

In the January-June period of the current year, China’s raw coal output amounted to 1.7 billion mt, increasing by 3.9 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In June alone, China’s raw coal output amounted to 298.02 million mt, up 1.7 percent year on year.