Consumption of Coal coal in China reached 3,941.64 Million Tonnes in 2020
Consumption grew by a CAGR of 0.72% between 2017 to 2020, and is expected to grow by ...
GlobalData projects the Consumption to decline at a CAGR of ...
China is the world’s largest coal producer and has the world’s fourth-largest coal reserves, after the US, Russia and Australia. Production increased in 2020 in comparison to 2019, despite a fall in the first two months of 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The majority of coal produced is of bituminous grade, followed by anthracite and lignite. China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd, China National Coal Group Corp., Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd and Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd are the major coal-producing companies in China, together produced 357Mt (million tonnes) coal during the first nine months of 2020.
Coal consumption in China
In 2020, coal consumption in China fell marginally due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, which mainly affected demand in the first quarter of the year. Of the total country’s coal consumption, major was thermal coal, while metallurgical coal accounted for a significant share in 2020.
Coal consumption from the country’s power industry fell, owing to lower coal-based electricity generation in 2020. During the Q1 2020, the coal-based electricity generation in the country fell over Q1 2019, on the back of the nationwide lockdown.
Key coal producers
China Shenhua Energy Company Ltd
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd (CSEC) is an integrated energy company. It carries out the production and sale of coal and electricity. The company owns and operates coal mines in Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and Shanxi. The company sells its coal to external customers, coal chemical business and power business under long-term supply contracts. CSEC’s power generation facilities are located in North China, East China, South China, Northeast China and Central China.
China National Coal Group Corp.
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd (China Coal), a subsidiary of China National Coal Group Corp., is a coal mining company. It carries out the mining and processing of coal, the sale of coal and coal-chemical products, and the manufacturing and sale of coal mining machinery and finance services. The company’s coal and coal chemical products include coke, thermal coal, coking coal, methanol, urea, polyethylene and polypropylene. China Coal also manufactures heavy-duty armored face conveyors, hydraulic roof support, electric shearers, thin coal seam plough and mining chain.
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