Atlantic met coal market mulls new fiscal-year changes

摘要

Atlantic metallurgical coalmarkets Monday heard of possible changesafoot from the start of the new fiscal year,with some variations on coal types andbrands — as well as pricing structures —being discussed. The use of annual fixed pricing withsome inclusion of quarterly benchmarksfor US coals, particularly, may potentiallyreduce, with flexibility and shorter-termpricing or indexing being considered bysome Europeans.