Annual Report 2010 - Verein der Kohlenimporteure eV

of world production was traded internationally in 2010,
a significantly greater share than for steam coal.
Differences in trends were observed in the two segments
of world coal trade. The following comments refer only
to seaborne hard coal trade.
The major import countries are found mainly in
Southeast Asia. In addition to Japan, South Korea and
Taiwan, China has also become a major coal importer.
India also pushed its way further up the ranking. In
Europe, Germany and the United Kingdom imported
most coal.
Ten Largest Hard Coal Importing
Countries 1)
2008
Mt
2009
Mt
2010
Mt
Japan 190 162 184
China 41 127 166
South Korea 100 103 111
Taiwan 65 59 64
India 54 59 86
Germany 48 40 40
United Kingdom 48 37 26
Spain 33 25 13
USA 34 21 15
Italy 26 20 22
Total 639 653 727
Share of World Trade 76% 76% 75%
EU-27 217 189 182
Share of World Trade 25% 21% 19%
1)
HT-W11
Steam Coal Market Continues to Grow
Atlantic Region
The Atlantic region includes the east coasts of North,
Central and South America, Europe, including the
countries bordering the Mediterranean, and the northern
and western coasts of Africa.
The Atlantic region was hit especially hard by the
world economic crisis. This affected demand in North,
Central and South America and also in Europe. Demand
dropped in 2010 by a further 15 million tonnes or 9%
its exports. South Africa found compensation for the
shortfall in European quantities on the Asian and Indian
markets. Russia’s exports to meet power plant demand
on the Atlantic market remained stable. Colombia
exported for the first time to China. The Atlantic market
accounts for 25% of global steam coal trade.
The Pacific region continued to grow dynamically, and
million tonnes to 541 million tonnes or 15%. Almost
all of the Asian economies increased their purchases.
A sharply increasing market, driven mainly by demand
from China and India, can also be expected over the
coming years. 2010 in the Pacific region was marked
in particular by the further rise in steam coal imports
to increase their exports. Russia also covered China’s
the “special economic situation” in China, prices on
the steam coal market would probably have decreased
much more steeply. The Pacific market accounts for
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