Author: Damini Sahu
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South Korea: Coal imports rise 16% y-o-y in Jan-Aug’26 despite Aug slowdown
Aug’26 coal imports fall 6% m-o-m amid lower bituminous arrivals Bituminous coal accounts for virtually all incremental import demand South Korea’s coal imports eased in August 2026 from the previous month’s elevated levels, but cumulative trade data point to a substantially stronger import requirement this year, led overwhelmingly by bituminous coal. Total coal imports stood…