Thursday, June 21, 2007

Asian Coal Price Forecast Raised at Daiwa on Increasing Demand From China

(Bloomberg) -- Asian contract prices for coal
burned in power stations may rise 5 percent in 2008 because of
increasing demand from China and export bottlenecks in Australia,
Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. said.

Prices, excluding shipping costs, may climb to $58.40 a
metric ton in the year starting April 1, 2008, compared with a
previous forecast of $55.60 a ton, coal analyst Mark Pervan said
in a June 18 report. Daiwa expects 2009 prices to rise 10
percent after projecting no change in an April 12 estimate.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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