China import thermal coal prices firm on tight supply; domestic market steady ahead of holiday

China's thermal coal market showed a mixed but generally firm tone on September 29, with imported cargoes gaining support from constrained supply and existing end-user buying interest, while domestic

China's mine-mouth thermal coal market stays soft amid restocking fatigue

Thermal coal prices across China's main production hubs continued the weak run on September 29, as pre-holiday restocking activity ground to a halt and policy signals pointed toward gradual production

Mild restocking, bearish mood push China's coking coal lower

China's coking coal market remained under pressure on September 28 as large-scale downstream restocking failed to materialize ahead of the National Day holiday and some traders even chose to undersell

China's met coke market in standoff, downside risk mounts on easing cost support

China's metallurgical coke market stayed in a fragile balance on September 29. While prices were held broadly steady, sentiment softened as recent pullbacks in coking coal prices eroded the cost floor

China agrees to buy at least 10 Mt of US coal in 2027 & 2028, putting rival coking coal suppliers on watch

China has agreed to import at least 10 million tonnes of coal from the United States in both 2027 and 2028, marking a potential revival of a trade flow that fell sharply during the recent U.S.-China t

N China port thermal coal price stalemate, pre-holiday restocking falls short

Portside thermal coal prices in northern China held steady ahead of the National Day holiday, with buyers and sellers locked in a standoff as pre-holiday restocking fell short of expectations and

Follow-up: Shanxi coking coal mine resumption curbed by new shutdowns (Sep 29, 2026)

A few coking coal mines in Luliang, Shanxi, suspended production after completing phased capacity targets, with operations expected to resume after the National Day holiday. A coal mine in Qinyuan, Ch

China tightens mine safety checks ahead of Q4 coal peak

China's National Mine Safety Administration (NMSA) pledged to tighten safety inspections and crack down on illegal mining practices as the fourth quarter — historically a peak period for mine

China targets 95% rail share for long-haul coal transport by 2030

China aims to raise the rail share of long-distance coal and coke shipments from major producing regions to about 95% by 2030, under a multi-modal transport plan issued by the Ministry of Transport an

China Jan-Aug coal mining profits surge 51.6% YoY

Profits in China's coal mining and washing sector surged in the first eight months of 2026, extending a strong run even as profit growth across the broader industrial economy continued to narrow,