Colombian Coal Exports Climb in December

Coal

Colombian coal exports rose by 0.5 Mt year-on-year in December to 6.5 Mt, marking the third successive month of annual growth, IHS data reveal. Shipments to Asia and Europe both climbed by 0.3 Mt yearly, to 0.9 Mt and 3.7 Mt, respectively. Exports to the Americas slipped 0.1 Mt to 2.0 Mt. Colombia exported 75.2 Mt of coal in 2019, down 4.8 Mt on the 2018 total.