Annual Report 2010 - Verein der Kohlenimporteure eV

There has been a major shift in the structure of South
African exports towards Asia. The low demand from
Europe, driven by high prices, was compensated by
increased demand mainly from India and China, who
in 2010 purchased almost 29 Mt (an annual increase
of about 10 Mt). Taiwan bought 3 Mt and South Korea
2.2 Mt. In view of India’s growing need for steam coal,
future exports to this country could continue to rise as
those to Europe decrease.
Europe, including the Mediterranean region, remained
an important market, but now accounts for only 32% of
exports. The largest European consumers were Spain,
Germany, Italy, Turkey and Israel.
Key Figures Republic of South Africa
2008
Mt
2009
Mt
2010
Mt
Hard Coal Output 246.0 250.0 250.0
Hard Coal Exports1) Steam coal
Coking Coal
Imports to Germany
Steam Coal
Coking Coal
63.0
62.0
1.0
8.2
8.1
0.1
62.2
61.6
0.6
5.3
5.2
0.1
67.6
67.0
0.6
3.3
3.2
0.1
Export Rate in % 25.6 24.9 27.0
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CANADA
Production
Coal and lignite production in Canada totalled 68 Mt
in 2010. The provinces with coal production are British
Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Of this output,
about 35 Mt was steam coal sourced from Alberta and
Saskatchewan, with the majority consumed as hard
brown coal or lignite in local power plants.
Most of the hard coal production amounting to 33
Mt and largely from British Columbia, is exported
quantities of steam coal (6 Mt).
The significantly higher coal prices in 2010 and 2011,
as well as the speedy recovery of the steel industry,
have underpinned the further long-term expansion of
Canadian coal mining. This can be seen also at Canada’s
leading transhipment facility, Westshore Terminals.
This coal export terminal, 32 km from Vancouver and
close to the US border, saw record volumes of coking
coal transhipped to China, in addition to steam coal
exports. These come mainly from American mines in
the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming as
well as from some mines in Utah. In total, about 25 Mt
of coal were handled at Westshore in 2010.
Power generation in Canada is based mainly on hydro,
with significant contributions from coal.
Infrastructure
Export coal is delivered to the Westshore Terminal near
Vancouver by CP-Rail, while CN transports the coal
to the Neptune Terminal. Also via the more northerly
Ridley Terminal again coal tonnages are handled.
Port handling capacities are shown below. There are
technical reasons related to customs which account for
the discrepancy between reported shipments and export
volumes.
Handling Capacities 2010
Capacity 2010 Exports 2010
Terminal
Mpta
1)
Mt
Neptune Bulk Terminal 8 6
Westshore Terminal 26 25
Ridley Terminal 12 8
Total 46 39
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