Vietnam sharply increases to export coal to Laos market
07:58 | 27/09/2017
In the first 8 months of 2017 the total amount of export coal of Vietnam was 1.3 million tons with a value of 180.6 million US$ (increased respectively 132% and 215% over the same time of 2016).
In August, 2017 the country exported coal of nearly 131,734 tons with a value of 15.33 million US$ (decreased respectively for 6% and 13.65 in comparison with that in July, 2017)
The price of export coal in the first 8 months of 2017 was increased for 14% in comparison with that in the same time of 2016 (116.4 US$/ton vs. 102 US$/ton)
The markets which import coal from Vietnam include:
i) Japan with 52% by amount (671,647 tons) and 46% by value (83.25 million US$), ii) ASEAN countries with 24% by amount (308,172 tons) and 29% by value (51.63 million US$), and iii) Malaysia with 12% by amount (157,889 tons) and 20% by value (more than 36.84 million US$).
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