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21.08.26 - 03:42
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Coking Coal Prices Surge 25%, Squeezing India′s Steelmakers (ZeroHedge)
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Coking Coal Prices Surge 25%, Squeezing India's Steelmakers
Submitted By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
Indian steelmakers are reeling from a jump in coking coal prices this year that is squeezing their margins and delaying capacity expansion in the steelmaking industry, analysts and industry executives tell Reuters.
India relies on imports for as much as 95% of its coking coal, or metallurgical coal, demand. Metallurgical coal is a grade of coal that is one of the essential raw materials in the steelmaking process. Also known as met coal, this type of coal contains more carbon, less ash and less moisture than thermal coal, which is used for electricity generation.
With India relying on coking coal imports for nearly all its demand, the supply disruptions this year and the surging prices have pressured Indian steel makers.
The price of premium coking coal freight on board (FOB) in Australia surged by 25% in the first seven months of this year compared to last year due to a series of supply d...
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19.08.26 - 07:30
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Whitehaven Coal Limited Profit Drops In Full Year (AFX)
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Whitehaven Coal Limited (WHC.AX) revealed earnings for full year that Dropped, from the same period last yearThe company's bottom line came in at A$385 million, or A$0.48 per s......
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13.08.26 - 07:42
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India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production (The Guardian)
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Rise in new mine proposals, mainly in states of Odisha and Jharkhand, comes despite plateau in global demandEnough new coalmining projects were proposed last year to increase global supplies by 2.5bn tonnes a year, an increase of 11% from the year before, even as demand for coal plateaus, according to a new report.Global Energy Monitor, an NGO, found that India ignited a rise in new coalmine proposals in 2025 despite a global slowdown in the number of mine openings because of falling demand for the fossil fuel. Continue reading......
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12.08.26 - 02:06
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As renewables overtake coal, microgrids become AI′s next frontier (Digitimes)
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AI-driven power demand is surging, and Delta Electronics Chairman Ping Cheng said microgrids and energy resilience are becoming the next key battleground for AI data centers and the broader electrification push. Speaking at the Delta Sustainable AI Summit, he said that, for the first time in 2026, global electrification and net-zero emissions will be discussed at the same level during UN climate talks, making Delta's business transformation path clearer....
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11.08.26 - 21:06
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Bitcoin ′A Canary In The Coal Mine′ For Hacks: Rubenfeld (Bloomberg)
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Becca Amilee Rubenfeld, COO & co-founder at AnchorWatch, joins Isabelle Lee and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss AI's role in the recent cold wallet Bitcoin hack, and a recent Chinese AI model that became available two weeks ago, which might be connected to the hack. AnchorWatch is a Bitcoin custody and insurance company. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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11.08.26 - 15:06
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Die vertagte Kohle-Wahrheit (Die Welt)
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Die Folgen des Kohleausstiegs bleiben unklar: Die Bundesregierung verletzt die gesetzliche Frist zur Vorlage des Prüfberichts. Derweil wächst die Kritik an der Stilllegung von RWE-Braunkohlekraftwerken in NRW....
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