The metallurgical coal market will witness a neutral impact during the forecast period owing to the widespread growth of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per Technavio s pandemic-focused market research, market growth is likely to increase in 2021 as compared to 2020.
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Based on the application, the steelmaking segment is expected to witness lucrative growth during the forecast period
Metallurgical Coal Market: Geographic Landscape
By geography, APAC is going to have a lucrative growth during the forecast period. About 87% of the market s overall growth is expected to originate from APAC. China, Indonesia, and Australia are the key markets for metallurgical coal in APAC.
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The owner of the second-largest coal mine in the U.S. by production volume is planning for the asset s closure as retirement dates approach for several plants that burn much of the mine s fuel.
Coal demand in the U.S. has been declining for years, and Arch Resources Inc. announced Feb. 9 that it would be winding down its thermal coal operations, including those at Black Thunder, a Wyoming mine that produced 12.7 million tons of coal in the fourth quarter of 2020. Black Thunder production represented about 9.7% of the coal mined in the country in that period, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis.
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