Australian thermal coal spot prices reach $100 a tonne for 1st time since 2012

摘要

Australian thermal coal spot prices rose to $100 per tonne, indicating arn100% surge in Pacific benchmark prices since June to levels last seen in Aprilrn2012, Reuters reported Oct. 18, citing trading platform GLOBALcoal.rn“Coal miners are just as surprised as anyone in how well coal has performed.rnLimited supplies of high-quality thermal coal should keep the marketrnin good shape through the end of the year,” the report quoted James Wilson,rnanalyst at Argonaut Securities, as saying. “After that, it will be determined byrnthe supply response.”