Port Talbot coal demand to see little change

摘要

Tata Steel's metallurgical coal requirements at Port Talbot for 2013 are said to be broadly in line with 2012, suggesting the company may slow or idle blast furnace No. 5 as the larger No. 4 unit is relit. The comments Monday on the South Wales facilities' coking coal and PCI usage from a source close to the matter help substantiate earlier market talk that the company could idle the No. 5 facility once No. 4 is restarted early next year.