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1. Australian coal

Australian coal market

Australia is the world's largest coal exporter in terms of output, accounting for 37.8% of total coal export volume. Export value reached USD 47 billion USD in 2018. In terms of market, Australia is still Vietnam's largest coal supplier in 2023 with 19.8 million tons, worth more than 3.28 billion USD, increased 17.6% in volume but decreased 23.1% in price over the same period.

The coal mining industry in Australia is increasingly being upgraded and developed with continuous improvements in mining technology to both optimize coal output and quality while ensuring the workers health does not cause negative effects on the environment.

1.2 Characteristics of Australian coal

• High quality: Australian coal quality is stable, the structure is durable. Therefore, Australian coal contributes to improving combustion efficiency during the operation of thermal power plants.
• High calorific value: Australian coal has a high heat capacity when burned with other materials. Therefore, they are commonly used in boilers and thermal power plants.
• Easy to exploit: Australia has brown coal resources located close to the surface so it is very easy to exploit, without needing to mobilize a lots of manpower and modern equipment. This contributes to making the price of imported coal from Australia always more competitive than other markets.
• Abundant reserves: Australia ranks 5th in world coal reserves with about 7% of commercially exploitable coal reserves. Therefore, this country is highly appreciated by experts for its exploitation potential.

2. Indonesian coal

2.1 Indonesian coal market

Indonesia is the world's second - largest coal exporter in output, accounting for about 16.6% of the total coal export volume. Indonesia has abundant mining potential with 3 large mining areas, with coal quality suitable for many uses.

In addition, businesses using imported Indonesian coal also benefit from transportation due to the relatively close geographical distance between Vietnam and Indonesia.

2.2 Characteristics of Indonesian coal

• Indonesian coal resources are abundant in quantity (coal mine reserves in Indonesia, accounting for 2.2% of total global coal reserves) and top quality.
• Diverse calorific value, from low to high: 2,800 - 7000 Kcal/kg. Indo coal has a heat range stretching from low to high so it can be applied to many devices capable of converting fuel.
• Improve heating efficiency: Coal burns easily when burned with other materials. Therefore, using Indonesian coal helps improve the efficiency of the heating process in boilers and thermal power plants.
• Contains high levels of volatiles from 37 to 47% and high moisture levels from 15 to 22%.
• Safe to use: Sulfur content less than 1% and low ash. The amount of slag emitted when used in the thermal power industry is less than 10%.
• Competitive price: Owning coal resources with top quantity and quality.
• Stable supply, contributing to lowering prices of other fuels such as DO oil, FO, FO-R, gas, gasoline and other fuels).
• Optimize transportation: Thanks to the close geographical distance, Vietnam can optimize the transportation process. Since then, the price of Indonesian coal dust is relatively cheap because there is no cost for transportation services.

3. Russia Coal

3.1 Russian coal market

Russia is the world's third largest coal exporter in terms of output, accounting for about 13.7%. Thanks to the large amount of resources concentrated in 22 coal basins and 118 individual coal mines spread evenly across the country, coal mining and export is one of the heavy industries focused on in the country with the largest area. this world.

Russian coal is famous for its good quality and has many similarities with Vietnam's natural coal source. The price of imported Russian coal is also relatively reasonable for thermal power plants and boilers in Vietnam to import and use.

3.2 Advantages of Russian coal

• Abundant reserves: Russia has the 3rd largest coal reserves (owning 15.5% of the world's coal reserves).
• 6th largest coal producer worldwide: Coal accounts for 4.5% of total global coal mining output.
• Russian coal resources contribute to the balance of mineral reserves that provide energy globally: They contribute to keeping the prices of oil, gas, gasoline and other fuels at stable levels.
• High calorific value from 6000 Kcal/kg NAR: High energy value and low sulfur content.
• Effective application: Easily flammable when burned with other materials, contributing to improving the efficiency of the heating process in boilers and thermal power plants.
• Suitable quality: Russian coal contains high carbon content so the coal quality is highly appreciated.
• Coal imported from Russia has characteristics and quality similar to Vietnamese coal sources, suitable for use by domestic enterprises. Therefore, Russian coal is currently a trend at many thermal power plants in the North. The volume of Russian coal processed and processed at coal plants in our country is increasing.

Thuan Hai is one of the leading units in the field of coal import and overall coal services. Coal is imported directly from Indonesia, Russia, and Australia with an extensive port and warehouse system.

To support coal import activities, Thuan Hai also provides comprehensive logistics solutions operating in large domestic port clusters and providing a chain of services across countries in the region. Thanks to the close connection between raw material suppliers and businesses, Thuan Hai has become an extremely important link of large industrial clusters in Vietnam and other countries in the region. If you are interested in the price of imported coal and a reliable, continuous supply source at a reasonable price, please contact the hotline for quick consulting support from Thuan Hai.