China may be returning to coal restrictions seen in late 2017, which were implemented to improve environmental conditions, following import controls applied at a port in Fujian province. While they won’t necessarily spread across the country, Fujian accounted for 12% of all Chinese coal imports in 2017. That put it in second place after Beijing. Imports nationally expanded by 50% in 2017 vs. 2016, though that came as global coal prices rose by one third. Key supplier nations that will lose out from a cut in Fujian’s imports include lignite supplies from Indonesia (which in total accou...
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