In April China s thermal coal imports increased by 65.7% year-on-year hitting a new high in more than two years

The latest data from the General Administration of Customs shows that in April 2022, China imported 30.98 million tons of thermal coal (including lignite, bituminous coal and sub-bituminous coal, the same below), a year-on-year increase of 65.69% and a month-on-month increase of 4.44%.

From January to April, China imported a total of 105 million tons of thermal coal, an increase of 48.834 million tons or 86.72% year-on-year.

In April, China imported 15.395 million tons of lignite, a year-on-year increase of 29.67%, and a month-on-month decrease of 10.3%.

From January to April, China imported a total of 572.86 billion tons of lignite, a year-on-year increase of 25.61 million tons or 80.85%.