* China took 13 million T coal in 2011
* India remains single biggest importer
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By Jacqueline Cowhig
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – South Africa’s coal exports
for calendar year 2011 rose by 1.9 percent or 1.2 million tonnes
to 64.6 million tonnes from the previous year, with a
fourth-quarter surge in shipments going to China, exporters
said.
China took just over 13 million tonnes from South Africa
last year, much of it in the fourth quarter as Chinese utilities
filled stockpiles to capacity before the New Year holidays.
Although India remains the biggest single market for South
African coal, accounting for 16.1 million tonnes in 2011, China
has risen rapidly to the No. 2 spot.
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GRAPHIC: South Africa’s coal exports, monthly totals and
breakdown for India and China: r.reuters.com/byx89r
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