US becomes the largest supplier of coking coal to China in April

China imported about 3.48 million tonnes of coking coal in April, down 44% from the corresponding period last year and down by 29% month on month, the latest Chinese Customs data showed.

The United States exported the largest volume of coking coal to China in April followed by Russia, Canada and Mongolia.
China imported 974,700 tonnes of coking coal from the US in April, up more than 10-fold from 91,661 tonnes a year earlier and an increase of 47% from 663,442 tonnes in March.

Russia exported 761,287 tonnes of coking coal...

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