Coking Coal Hub

Hebei province's government website said on Aug 25 that a train carrying 3,200 tonnes of Indonesian coking coal in open-top containers recently departed from Jingtang Port in Tangshan for Xiaonan in Shanxi, marking the official launch of the "Jingtang Port-Xiaonan" Indonesia coking coal rail service and adding a new cargo type to the port's open-top container shipping business.

China's coking coal imports reached a new high for the year in July 2026, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, while shipments from Mongolia fell 13.5% month on month to 6.211 million tonnes.

China's coking coal imports reached 13.62 million tonnes in July 2026, up 41.5% year on year and 11.8% month on month, marking the highest monthly volume this year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs. The import value totaled $1.83 billion, surging 128% year on year and rising 32.2% from the previous month.

Poland's listed coking coal group JSW plans to apply to the Polish Industrial Development Agency (ARP) for a loan of up to PLN 1.066 bln ($285.79 mln), the company said in a market filing. The loan funds would be used to finance the company's operations during the restructuring period, including activities aimed at reducing operating costs and optimizing the functioning of the JSW Capital Group, the company said.