Japan Coking Coal Imports

Coal

Japan’s imports of coking coal in April hit a 12-month high of 3.9 Mt versus 4.3 Mt a year earlier, data from IHS showed.

Australia remained the preferred origin for Japanese coking coal importers, with imports of Australian coking coal reaching 2.6 Mt, up from 2.4 Mt last April.

Imports of Brazilian coking coal reached 0.8 Mt, a ten-month high but down from 1.1 Mt in the same month last year.