Colombian Coal Exports to Europe Increase

Coal

Lifted by strong annual growth in shipments to Turkey (+0.6 Mt to 1.8 Mt), Colombian steam coal exports to Europe climbed to a seven-month high of 4.5 Mt in October, up by 0.3 Mt year-on-year, IHS Energy reports. By contrast, exports to the Americas (-0.3 Mt to 2.0 Mt) and Asia (-0.1 Mt to 0.5 Mt) both declined, with sharp drops in shipments to the US and South Korea. Colombia exported 70.6 Mt of steam coal to all destinations in the first ten months of the year, down by 1.8 Mt on the same period last year.