Coal SupplyDemand and Price Trend
6 Trend of Metallurgical Coal (hard Coking Coal) Prices Metallurgical coal prices rose sharply in 2005 (2004 in the case of Chinese coal). Prices fell in the two subsequent years as the supply capacity was expanded in response to high prices. However, fears of a supply shortage grew in the market in 2007, and it was reported that the spot price for export to India exceeded the price in 2005.