{"id":8498,"date":"2012-03-02T02:48:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T00:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/update-1-india-took-1-3-mln-t-safrica-coal-in-jan-exporters\/"},"modified":"2012-03-02T02:48:14","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T00:48:14","slug":"update-1-india-took-1-3-mln-t-safrica-coal-in-jan-exporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-india-took-1-3-mln-t-safrica-coal-in-jan-exporters\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-India took 1.3 mln T SAfrica coal in Jan-exporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Jacqueline Cowhig<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON, March 1<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Asia&#8217;s share of South<br \/>\nAfrica&#8217;s coal exports rose to 61 percent in January, or 2.8<br \/>\nmillion tonnes, from 56 percent the previous month, although<br \/>\ntotal exports dropped sharply, exporters said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa exported a mammoth 8.1 million tonnes in<br \/>\nDecember as producers rushed to ship the maximum possible before<br \/>\nthe close of the calendar year, but the amount fell to a more<br \/>\ntypical 4.5 million exports in January.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The main exporters, who also own the country&#8217;s Richards Bay<br \/>\nCoal Terminal, are BHP Billiton, Xstrata, Anglo<br \/>\nAmerican and Glencore International.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>India took 1.3 million tonnes of South African coal in<br \/>\nJanuary, 28 percent of the total and down from 1.7 million in<br \/>\nthe previous month, exporters said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;India has been buying this year, not in huge volumes and<br \/>\nall spot, and it&#8217;s started to pick up again just lately,&#8221; one<br \/>\nexporter said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>China imported 315,000 tonnes from South Africa in January,<br \/>\ndown from 944,000 tonnes in December. This figure is likely to<br \/>\nshow a sharper drop for February, because China has largely been<br \/>\nout of the spot market for standard-grade coal.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Asia including India accounted for 61 percent or 2.8 million<br \/>\ntonnes of January exports, while the Atlantic market&#8217;s share<br \/>\ndropped to 33 percent or 1.5 million tonnes.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jacqueline Cowhig LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Asia&#8217;s share of South Africa&#8217;s coal exports rose to 61 percent in January, or 2.8 million tonnes, from 56 percent the previous month, although total exports dropped sharply, exporters said. 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