According to the vessel line-up data compiled by CoalMint Research, Pakistan coal import has fallen 21% M-o-M to 868,393 MT in Dec’17. The country had imported 1,096,763 MT coal in Nov’17.
The decline could be attributed to the weaker coal imports from Indonesia, as aggressive buying from both China and India had limited Indonesian coal cargo availability. Moreover, major Power companies in the country which have been importing coal for their operations had also lowered their coal procurement during the month.
Pakistan’s coal import did crossed the 10 MnT mark in CY17, supported by the commissioning of two new Power Plants under the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor). The country’s coal imports totaled 10,738,658 MT during Jan’17-Dec’17.
Major Coal Exporters:
Pakistan had received coal shipment from South Africa and Indonesia during Dec’17. Shipments from South Africa increase 13% M-o-M to 808,483 MT in Dec’17. While Indonesian coal exports had fallen 77% M-o-M to 59,910 MT during the month compared with 265,080 MT in Nov’17.
South African coal is majorly preferred by coal buyers in Pakistan, and is evident from the fact that the country had received 8,530,058 MT coal from the Africa during CY17 (Jan’17-Dec’17). Indonesia supplied 1,610,700 MT coal to Pakistan during the year. The remaining coal shipments were procured from Russia, Mozambique and USA.
| Country | Dec’17 | Nov’17 | M-o-M | Jan’17-Dec’17 |
| South Africa | 808,483 | 714,523 | 13% | 8,530,058 |
| Indonesia | 59,910 | 265,080 | -77% | 1,610,700 |
| Russia | – | 58,960 | – | 413,690 |
| Mozambique | – | – | – | 126,010 |
| USA | – | 58,200 | – | 58,200 |
| Grand Total | 868,393 | 1,096,763 | -21% | 10,738,658 |
Source: CoalMint Research
Quantity in MT
Major Coal Receivers in Dec’17:
D G Khan Cement Company had received the highest coal shipment during the month, followed by Bestway Cement, Huaneng Shandong Ruyi, Lucky Cement and others.
Coal Imports from Huaneng Shandong Ruyi which operates the Sahiwal Power Plant decreased 33% M-o-M to 85,560 MT in Dec’17. Port Qasim Electric Power, FFBL power, and FEBL power had not received any coal shipment during the month.
| Receivers | Dec’17 | Nov’17 | M-o-M |
| D G Khan Cement | 113,400 | 52,400 | 116% |
| Bestway Cement | 108,100 | 56,900 | 90% |
| Huaneng Shandong Ruyi | 85,560 | 128,050 | -33% |
| Lucky Cement | 59,500 | 55,000 | 8% |
| Awan Trading | 58,825 | 103,540 | -43% |
| Attock Cement | 44,000 | 53,230 | -17% |
| Petrocoal Synergie | 28,650 | – | – |
| Others | 370,358 | 647,643 | -43% |
| Total | 868,393 | 1,096,763 | -21% |
Source: CoalMint Research
Quantity in MT
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