Supplier talk of Atlantic met coal scarcity keeps buyers guessing

摘要

The Atlantic coking coal marketfound a realization of increasing scarcity inprompt seaborne spot volumes, with termcontract buyers seemingly doing their best tocope without paying up for additional suppliesat higher offers.Australian premium mid-vol last sold bya miner at $88.50/mt FOB and $89/mt FOBfor May and June laycans, respectively, weredescribed as high prices representing atypicalsteel mill purchasing requirements, given thewidening gap with the $84/mt FOB benchmarkreference sealed for the second quarter.