by Gordon Barratt | Apr 19, 2022 | News
China took steps to avoid Russian oil for political reasons, while declaring they have never approved of sanctions to resolve conflicts. Instead, Russia’s abundant coal inventory created an opportunity for India to boost theirs for manufacturing construction steel....
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 8, 2022 | News
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda says Japan will gradually end its use of Russian coal [File: Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan, the world’s third-largest coal importer, plans to reduce Russian imports of the fuel gradually while looking for alternative...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 6, 2022 | News
The European Union is proposing a ban on Russian coal in its fifth round of sanctions against the country, and considering restrictions against its oil imports — but the trade bloc notably left natural gas out of the conversation. Von de Leyen’s announcement...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Port Hedland. The Australian Bureau of Statistics latest International Trade in Goods and Services data shows total coal exports in the three months to January were $24.27 billion – a staggering 159 per cent increase on the same period a year earlier. Total resources...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 28, 2022 | News
Benchmark iron-ore futures in China and Singapore climbed by more than 3% on Monday as traders worried that a prolonged armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine could also curb global supply of the key steelmaking ingredient. The most-traded May iron ore contract on...
