India thermal coal imports fall for three months in a row

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NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (Reuters) – India’s thermal coal imports fell for three straight months for the first time in over two years, government data reviewed by Reuters show, as an economic slowdown stifled demand from industries such as cement and sponge iron.

Imports of thermal coal – used mainly for electricity generation – fell 10.7% to 15.62 million tonnes in October….Full Story

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