New Asian metallurgical coal symbols

New Asian metallurgical coal symbols

The following Asian metallurgical coal symbols have been created in Market Data category MC (Coal: Metallurgical Coal).

These symbols are also published in SBB Steel Markets Daily and Coal Trader International, and on the following fixed pages in Platts Market Data:

Platts Metals Alert page PMA 1050

Global Coal Alert page GCM 1050

Platts Steel and Raw Materials Alert STL 1050

They are expected to start updating March 3, 2021.

MDC Symbol Bates Dec Freq Curr UOM Description

MC PCCDG04 c 2 WA USD MT Met Coal North China Fat Coal CFR China equivalent $/mt Wkly

MC PCCDG03 c 3 MA USD MT Met Coal North China Fat Coal CFR China equivalent $/mt MAvg

MC PLVHD04 c 2 WA USD MT Met Coal Prem Low Vol High Sulfur Shanxi CFR China Equivalent $/mt Wkly

MC PLVHD03 c 3 MA USD MT Met Coal Prem Low Vol High Sulfur Shanxi CFR China Equivalent $/mt MAvg

MC MCLCC04 c 2 WA USD MT PCI Shanxi CFR China equivalent $/mt Wkly

MC MCLCC03 c 3 MA USD MT PCI Shanxi CFR China equivalent $/mt MAvg

MC MCSSD04 c 2 WA USD MT Semi Soft Coking Coal Shandong CFR China equivalent $/mt Wkly

MC MCSSD03 c 3 MA USD MT Semi Soft Coking Coal Shandong CFR China equivalent $/mt MAvg

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