Indian coking coal imports increase in 2010, 33% YoY JUMP

Tuesday, Feb 01, 2011

India imported 36.1 million tonnes of coking coal in 2010, a 33% year-on-year jump, according to The Salva Report.
Australia was by far the biggest supplier of coking coal to the Asian nation, contributing 84% with US imports accounting for 5%, New Zealand 3% and South Africa 2.3%, Salva Reports.

Indian thermal coal imports for Nov dropped to 5.3 million tonnes, from the record 6.4 million tonnes imported in October, according to Salva which said the fall could be attributed to increased domestic production throughout October and the rising cost of imported thermal coal.