Reuters
Published Sep 16, 2019 03:19
TABLE-S.Korea's August coal imports up 14.6% y/y
SEOUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's August coal imports rose by 14.6% from a year earlier to 12.64 million tonnes, customs data released on Sunday showed.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in August are as follows:
(In tonnes/ in $/T)
Aug 2019
Aug 2018 Australia
3,754,726/ $115.33
3,289,112/ $123.07 Russia
2,823,958/ $ 83.83
2,755,723/ $107.61 Indonesia
2,386,055/ $ 62.01
2,807,490/ $ 71.98 Canada
1,912,082/ $133.58
961,188/ $151.90 Colombia
601,719/ $ 95.84
316,827/ $113.59 United States
519,977/ $155.50
136,724/ $142.67 South Africa
313,510/ $ 77.95
581,795/ $100.13 Mozambique
106,650/ $179.92
20,000/ $203.65 China
83,711/ $174.01
161,707/ $146.47 Austria
72,881/ $ 77.10
- New Zealand
65,003/ $151.38
TOTAL
12,640,273/ $101.69
11,030,565/ $108.78
Details of the January-August imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Aug 2019
Jan-Aug 2018 Australia
30,941,707/ $120.83
26,405,289/ $131.16 Indonesia
19,939,677/ $ 60.37
21,493,450/ $ 69.76 Russia
16,992,773/ $ 97.12
16,989,217/ $111.87 Canada
8,590,077/ $141.46
8,197,997/ $140.12 Colombia
3,669,028/ $101.28
3,586,265/ $102.03 South Africa
2,187,774/ $ 91.43
6,204,941/ $ 99.35 United States
2,158,724/ $175.25
2,661,728/ $159.09 China
870,263/ $168.35
1,035,548/ $148.65 Mozambique
516,296/ $203.09
474,724/ $212.35 Latvia
393,521/ $102.33
- New Zealand
192,949/ $154.75
196,261/ $156.12 Austria
72,881/ $ 77.10
- Switzerland
24,200/ $155.04
22,600/ $151.81 Mongolia
23/ $434.78
- Mexico
201,211/ $115.10 Singapore
150,898/ $106.62 India
57,900/ $ 72.45 Belgium
1,553/ $282.72 Philippines
195/ $395.48
TOTAL
86,549,893/ $105.01
87,679,775/ $111.20
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows:
(In tonnes / in $/T)
Aug 2019
Aug 2018 Russia
2,334,408/ $ 73.74
2,147,121/ $ 96.03 Indonesia
2,331,560/ $ 60.25
2,807,490/ $ 71.98 Australia
2,253,468/ $ 77.52
2,534,405/ $ 93.29 Canada
1,040,753/ $ 73.89
380,910/ $ 94.56 Colombia
601,719/ $ 95.84
293,270/ $108.73 South Africa
313,510/ $ 77.95
581,795/ $100.13 United States
135,599/ $ 91.66
74,867/ $120.41 Austria
72,881/ $ 77.10
- China
29,423/ $106.52
103,722/ $115.26
TOTAL
9,113,321/ $73.24
8,923,580/ $ 93.29
Written By: Reuters
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