Africa & APAC Markets

Our services provide timely coverage from on-the-ground intelligence in each of these regional markets

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Africa and Australia are pivotal players in global coal and raw materials supply, while India has rapidly emerged as a major engine of demand growth across coal, energy, and steel markets. Our services deliver timely, expert-driven coverage powered by on-the-ground intelligence—ensuring you stay ahead of market shifts and seize opportunities as they emerge.

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Key Features:

News: News alerts delivered in real-time, directly to your email 24/7. Conceived to support trading, coverage updates market moving news and prices 

Market round-up: Scheduled summary of news, prices, or data for key markets  

  • Australian vessel queues and delays weekly round-up 

Australia Coal Report: In-depth coverage of the Australian coal sector 

  • The latest developments in this key production center 
  • Market news, corporate updates, tenders 
  • Infrastructure – ports, throughput, capacity, and vessel queues 
  • Export statistics, pricing intelligence and key markers 
  • McCloskey freight rates 

Southern Africa Coal & Metals Report: News and analysis on Africa’s energy and mining industries, along with coverage of government policies, regulations and logistics that influence these markets 

  • Insights on Southern Africa’s thermal coal industries
  • Increasing coverage of manganese, chrome, silicon, iron ore, and battery metals 
  • Pricing intelligence and key South African coal and ferroalloys markers   
  • Infrastructure-focus on the shipping, railing and trucking of coal to key export hubs, including the Richards Bay Coal Terminal and Mozambique’s Maputo port 
  • Regular updates on Africa’s energy transition plans 
  • News and analysis on Africa’s mining industry and its role as a key supplier of critical metals for global steel, renewables, and battery storage

APAC Coal Report (Coalfax): Weekly snapshot focused on the Australian coal sector and broader Asia Pacific  markets  

  • Australian coverage including Newcastle Export marker (NEX) and other key thermal coal prices 
  • Tenders  
  • Key developments in regional markets 
  • Australian port shipping queues 

India Coal Report: Commentary and insight on the coal, power and steel markets, including production and prices  

  • Coverage of developments in the domestic Indian market 
  • Indian coal tenders, market news and analysis 
  • Freight and shipping – assessment of key routes to India (Cape, Mini Cape, Supermax)  
  • Monthly import volumes (met coal, thermal coal and coke) – by exporting country 
  • Monthly port throughputs 
  • Indian coal, steel and cement production 

Sample of key Price Markers:

Africa 

  • Richards Bay FOB (6,000kc NAR)
  • Richards Bay (5,700 min)
  • South African FOB (5,500kc NAR) 
  • South African FOB (4,800kc NAR) 
  • Maputo FOB (6,000kc NAR) 
  • Richards Bay FOB (5,700kc NAR min) diff to API4
  • McCloskey met anthracite 
  • India sponge iron (INR)

Australia 

  • Newcastle FOB (6,000kc NAR)
  • Australian FOB (5,500kc NAR)
  • Newcastle/Richards Bay high CV spread
  • Newcastle/South Africa mid CV spread
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