China Guangxi province ranks second for coal imports

Southwest China’s Guangxi province has become one of the country’s largest coal importers, second only to Guangdong province.

Coal imports via the ports of Guangxi province have seen continuous increase in recent years, rising to 16.905 million tonnes in 2010 from 3.4 million tonnes in 2005, at an annual growth rate of 37.8%. Statistics from China General Administration of Customs show that coal imports into Guangxi province totalled 18.758 million tonnes in January through September this year accounting for 15.2% of the country total coal imports during the given period. The imported coal price averaged USD 97.7 per tonne up by 13.8%YoY. The imports of anthracite totalled 9.033 million tonnes, accounting for 48.2% of the province overall coal imports.

Vietnam, Indonesia and Australia are the main suppliers of the fuel, with exports to Guangxi province standing at 8.95 million tonnes, 4.249 million tonnes and 2.831 million tonnes respectively. The combined imports from the three countries occupy 83.5% of the province’s overall imports during January to September.

(Source: www.steelhome.cn/en)
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