Released January 28, 2022 | YICHANG, CHINA
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--China produced 4.07 billion metric tons of coal in 2021, a 4.7% increase over production in 2020, and 5.6% more than in 2019, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported earlier this month.
For the month of December, coal output reached 380 million metric tons, an increase of 7.2% year over year, or 10.7% more than in December 2019, the bureau reported.
Click on the image at right for a chart showing China's coal output growth each month in 2021.
China also imported 320 million metric tons of coal last year, a 6.6% increase over imports in 2020. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), between January and October 2021, China imported almost 11 million short tons of U.S. coal, more than in the previous four years combined, as U.S. producers took advantage of a trade dispute between China and Australia. Metallurgical coal represented about 90% of China's imports of U.S. coal in 2021.
For the month of December, China imported 30.95 million metric tons of coal, a 20.8% drop from imports in December 2020.
Click on the image at right for a chart showing China's coal imports each month in 2021.
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For the month of December, coal output reached 380 million metric tons, an increase of 7.2% year over year, or 10.7% more than in December 2019, the bureau reported.
China also imported 320 million metric tons of coal last year, a 6.6% increase over imports in 2020. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), between January and October 2021, China imported almost 11 million short tons of U.S. coal, more than in the previous four years combined, as U.S. producers took advantage of a trade dispute between China and Australia. Metallurgical coal represented about 90% of China's imports of U.S. coal in 2021.
For the month of December, China imported 30.95 million metric tons of coal, a 20.8% drop from imports in December 2020.
Industrial Info is tracking more than 2,000 coal and anthracite projects in China, worth more than $142 billion. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Metals & Minerals Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
