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26 March, 2025
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New Indonesian coal pricing leads Asian buyers to focus on Australian coal

With the Indonesian government enforcing a new coal pricing system and finalising new royalty rates, Asian buyers are rapidly shifting procurement strategies.

Line chart titled "Australia: Coal Loadings [Mt/Wk]" showing weekly coal shipment volumes from January 2023 to March 2025. The latest value, dated 23-Mar-25, is 8.3 Mt/week, reflecting a 23% year-on-year and 58% month-on-month increase. The chart includes a 5-year minimum and maximum range and is presented in the IFCHOR GALBRAITHS brand style. It illustrates a key trend in the Asian coal trade.

Weekly Australian coal shipments rebounded from seasonal record low exports in Jan-Feb’25 to new seasonal record of 8.3Mt/week last week. In contrast, Indonesian exports, which peaked at 13.9Mt/week in late Feb’25, have underperformed, falling -3Mt YoY over the past four weeks.

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