India's mjunction service platform preliminary statistics show that India's coal imports from April to November 2020 were 137.16 million tons, down 17% from 165.35 million tons in the same period last year.

ArcelorMittal has increased its European hot-rolled coil offer to €730/t for second quarter deliveries with immediate effect.

Authorities have pledged more efforts to increase supply and adjust demand to lower coal prices.

Iranian steelmakers exported more than 5.6 million tons of steel ingots during the nine months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 20-Dec. 20, 2020).

Shanxi, a major coal-producing region in north China, has shut down 163 coal mines and eliminated 146.05 million tonnes of annual coal production capacity over the past five years.

Seven of China's major coal-producing groups have called on the sector to boost supply and keep prices within a reasonable range.

Meanwhile, Guizhou will reduce the number of miners ¨C or realize unmanned digging ¨C at coal mines by around 2025.

China's Hebei Province. Huanghua Port, one of the key ports for thermal coal transportation in China, has stepped up its turnover rate since December.