Thermal coal prices bottom out in 2013, no big price falls seen in 2014

摘要

Manila—Australian and Indonesian thermal coal prices are not expected to see major downward slides next year as prices may have already bottomed out this year, Asian industry sources contacted by Platts said. A source at an Asian power utility — which usually procures Australian and Indonesian coal — said his company’s average coal purchasing price for this year was $13/mt, or 13.3%, lower compared with last year.