coking coal prices, as coking coal requires fewer impurities.
The price for one metric ton of thermal coal amounted to an average of 344.90 U.S. dollars in 2022. This was a notable increase compared to the previous year, when the price amounted to less than half that amount. Thermal coal, also known as steam coal, is used to generate electricity and its properties include a high moisture and low energy content. It is differentiated from coking coal, or metallurgical coal, which is largely used for steel production. Steam coal prices tend to be lower than Price of thermal coal from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)
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World Bank. "Price of thermal coal from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)." Chart. September 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/
World Bank. (2023). Price of thermal coal from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/
World Bank. "Price of Thermal Coal from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/
World Bank, Price of thermal coal from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Price of thermal coal from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) [Graph], World Bank, September 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/