COKING COAL DAILY: Increased buying interest for PLV in cfr, fob markets

Seaborne coking coal prices continued to increase in the cfr China market on Thursday August 12 and rose slightly in the fob market due to tight supply and good procurement demand, sources said.

Fastmarkets indices
Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $222.37 per tonne, up $0.28 per tonne
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $196.16 per tonne, up $0.25 per tonne
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $340.19 per tonne, up $2.30 per tonne
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $294.30 per tonne, up $1.90 per tonne

Offers for premium low-volatility (PLV) hard coking coal from North America were at $355-360 per...

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