The purchase of coking coal mines Daunia and Blackwater from BHP and Mitsubishi in April 2024 means the portfolio is more balanced by sales volumes between thermal and metallurgical coal.

Bowen Coking Coal Ltd has successfully achieved its full-year 2025 production and sales guidance ahead of schedule, despite facing challenges such as severe weather conditions.

The decline followed orders from state regulators to halt some production and conduct safety inspections between March and May. Shanxi produces about 29% of China’s coal, both coking and thermal.

Overall coal imports, including coking coal mainly used by steel producers, rose 0.9% from a year ago to 90.51 million metric tons during the first four months of this fiscal year that began in ...