China’s coal output rose 2.5% on year in Jun, rose 4.4% in first half
COMMODITIES DATA
China’s coal output rose 2.5% on year in Jun, rose 4.4% in first half
COMMODITIES DATA

China’s coal output rose 2.5% on year in Jun, rose 4.4% in first half

 

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China’s coal output reached 390 million tonnes in June, rising by 2.5% from a year earlier and up 1.2% from the previous month, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Daily production in June was equivalent to 13 million metric tons, up from May’s 12.43 million metric tons, which was the lowest level since October 2022.

Coal production reached 2.3 billion tonnes in the first half of the year, rising by 4.4% from a year earlier, and coal imports reached 220 million tonnes, surging 93%, showed the data.

Coal miners have been urged by the government since June to step up output to fill their supply contracts with utilities as heatwaves have swept across large parts of China since late June. Daily coal consumption in eight coastal provinces in June surpassed the levels seen over the same period of the past four years, according to the China Coal Transportation and Distribution.

Record temperatures continue to boost air conditioning demand, driving daily coal use at utilities last week to 2.4 million metric tons, highest by far this year, according to data provider Wind and the CCTD.