Colombian Coal Exports

Coal

Colombian coal exports rose for the second consecutive month in August, up by a marginal 0.12 Mt from July to 6.42 Mt, according to data from IHS. However, August's figure remains 0.56 Mt lower than the year-ago level. Total exports in January to August of 52.4 Mt were close to 6 Mt above the corresponding period of last year. Exports to Europe rose by 5.6 Mt year-on-year in the first eight months of the year to 37.4 Mt, while those to the Americas edged higher by 0.4 Mt in the same period last year, to 15.1 Mt.