SA coal exports to India fall in 1H 2011

摘要

India's imports of coal from South Africa fell 21% in the first half of 2011 from a year earlier while Chinese purchases rose 18%, according to India Coal Market Watch (ICMW). Demand from India shrank to 7.55 mt in the first half, with June imports almost unchanged from a year ago at 1.2 mt, according to the ICMW report. China's coal imports from South Africa rose to 3.14 mt in the January-June period. South Africa supplied 27.42 mt of the fuel globally in the first six months of the year, with June exports 19% higher compared to a year earlier at 4.78 mt.