The country’s coal and lignite imports in August touched 29.46 mnt, a 5% rise y-o-y. In July, its coal imports were at 23.52 mnt, thus August saw a m-o-m increase of 25%.
From January-August, 2022, China’s coal and lignite imports were at 167.98 mnt, a y-o-y decrease of 14.9%.
However, China has been labouring under rising energy prices, like elsewhere in the world and its thermal coal imports may rise in the medium term.
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