Les projection sur fin 2012 amènent maintenant la consommation annuelle au chiffre ahurissant de 4 milliards de tonnes de charbon !
China's coal consumption rose 2.8% YoY to 1.97 billion tonnes in the first half of this year, but such a growth rate was still 6.6% points lower than the same period of 2011.
Meanwhile, coal prices continued to fall since November last year. The China Coal Price Index (CCPI), published by China National Coal Association (CNCA) and China Coal Transport and Distribution Association (CCTD), slid by 16.8 points to 186.2 points as of June 29 compared to the peak it hit in early November.
China's coal consumption will continue to increase in line with the development of the Chinese economy, which is expected to reach around 4 billion tonnes for the whole year of 2012. But the demand growth will slow from a year ago.
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