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Thermal coal prices remain strong

XSTRATA Coal has reportedly settled an annual thermal coal contract with Tohoku Electric Power at...

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Thermal coal prices remain strong

According to the trade sources who spoke to Reuters, other Japanese power companies are likely to settle around this new benchmark.

The price is 2.6% down from annual thermal coal deals struck in Japan of $129.85/t FOB for the Japanese financial year starting in April.

But Xstrata’s recent deal was ahead of the Newcastle-indexed price for thermal coal of $123.57/t FOB last Friday.

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