{"id":57393,"date":"2026-02-17T14:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=57393"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:45:17","slug":"india-coking-coal-imports-rise-in-january-despite-high-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=57393&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"India coking coal imports rise in January despite high prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Imports up m-o-m and y-o-y<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Australia share stable at 2.9 mnt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>India&#8217;s coking coal imports increased to a four-month high of 5.9 mnt in January 2026, up 5.4% m-o-m from 5.6 mnt in December 2025 as mills actively restock material ahead of the seasonally strong fourth quarter of the financial year, driven by a rise in steel prices. On a y-o-y basis, volumes were 3.5% higher compared with 5.7 mnt in January 2025. The rise in imports came even as global coking coal prices remained elevated during the month.<\/p>\n<p>Top exporters:<\/p>\n<p>Australia remained the largest supplier at 2.9 mnt in January, unchanged m-o-m but down 14.7% y-o-y from 3.4 mnt. Russia supplied 1.2 mnt, rising 50% m-o-m from 0.8 mnt and increasing 71.4% y-o-y from 0.7 mnt.<\/p>\n<p>US volumes declined 33.3% m-o-m to 0.8 mnt from 1.2 mnt in December, though they were 14.3% higher y-o-y. Mozambique contributed 0.6 mnt, up 20% y-o-y. Indonesia saw the sharpest decline, with shipments falling 87.5% m-o-m to 0.1 mnt from 0.8 mnt in December and down 66.7% y-o-y from 0.3 mnt.<\/p>\n<p>Top buyers:<\/p>\n<p>JSW Steel was the largest importer at 1.4 mnt in January, up 16.7% m-o-m from 1.2 mnt. Tata Steel increased purchases to 1.2 mnt, rising 50% m-o-m from 0.8 mnt.<\/p>\n<p>SAIL reduced imports by 16.7% m-o-m to 1.0 mnt from 1.2 mnt. Jindal Steel lowered volumes by 20% m-o-m to 0.4 mnt from 0.5 mnt. The data indicates selective restocking by major integrated steelmakers during the month.<\/p>\n<p>Market overview for prices:<\/p>\n<p>BigMint&#8217;s premium hard coking coal index average $250 per t CNF Paradip in January 2026, up 7.8% from $232 per t in December 2025. Prices remained high during January, supported by mining disruptions in Australia due to heavy rainfall, which tightened spot availability and lifted offers.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s coking coal exports declined 19% m-o-m to 11.21 mnt in January from 13.86 mnt in December, reflecting weather-related supply constraints. Elevated price levels, alongside steady import volumes, suggest that Indian steelmakers maintained procurement despite higher replacement costs.<\/p>\n<p>HRC, exy-Mumbai increased sharply in January 2026 to an average of INR 52,000\/t from INR 47,000\/t in December 2025, reflecting a strong m-o-m rise in flat steel prices.<\/p>\n<p>Rebar, exy-Mumbai also increased sharply in January 2026 to an average of INR 54,500\/t from INR 47,750\/t in December 2025, indicating firm long steel demand and improved trade sentiment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imports up m-o-m and y-o-y Australia share stable at 2.9 mnt India&#8217;s coking coal imports&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[313],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iron-steel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1771317912",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1?v=1771317912",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1?v=1771317912",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1771317912",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1771317912",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1771317912",1280,720,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1771317912",1280,720,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?resize=1115%2C715&ssl=1?v=1771317912",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?resize=800%2C500&ssl=1?v=1771317912",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1?v=1771317912",1024,576,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?resize=540%2C340&ssl=1?v=1771317912",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-02-17T144642.894.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1?v=1771317912",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Biz Trend 24","author_link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/author\/online24"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=313&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"category\">Iron &amp; 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