Category: Non Coking

South Korea: Coal and solid-fuel imports ease m-o-m in Sep’26; nine-month volumes rise 13% y-o-y

Oct 22, 2026

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by

Prathmesh

in Anthracite, Met Coke, Non Coking

Bituminous coal drives almost all incremental import growth in Jan-Sep Anthracite contracts sharply; met coke imports more than double in 9MCY’26 South Korea’s coal and solid-fuel imports declined 8.2% m-o-m to 10.77 mnt in September 2026, with lower bituminous coal purchases outweighing increases in petcoke, metallurgical coke and anthracite. Despite the monthly retreat, January-September imports…