06 July 2011

Coking coal prices to remain elevated well into next year: JPMorgan

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Coal  continues  to  remain  an  issue:  JPM  Global  COAL  team  has  revsied
estimates  across  thermal  and  coking  coal,  with  thermal  coal  prices  expected  at
$124/128/MT  in  CY11/12E  and  coking  coal  at  $295/264/MT  in  CY11/12E  v/s
$276/253/MT  (Global  Coal:  Firm  and  Fiery  published  on  30-Jun-11).  While
thermal  coal demand  supply issues  are well  known,  coking  coal has  been
relatively  more  tight.  The  Australian  supply  chain  remains  impacted.  BHPB
manaagement  commented  that  it  will  take  until  the  end  of  CY11  for  their
production  chain  to  get  back  fully  to  normal.  New  supplies  from
Mozambique/Mongolioa/Russia  face  infrastructure  issues.  JPM  Coal  team
envisages 3 possible scenarios for coking coal -a) A base of strong prices till mid
decade  after  which  new  supply  starts;  b)  A  high  case  where  new  production
comes in but is insufficient to meet demand and coking coal prices remain around
$300/MT; c) A low case when the new production comes on at the same time as
steelmakers introduce alternative steel making technologies that reduce demand.
JPM  Global  Coal  team  would  discuss  these  issues  in  the  The  JPMorgan
Global Coal Outlook on Wednesday, July 6 @ 8:00am ET / 13:00 UK DIAL-IN:
866-803-2143 (US); +1-210-795-1098 (Outside US); Passcode: MINING.
India- High Level meeting chaired by the PM on the coal situation scheduled
for July 6th: The much awaited meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on the coal
situation  is  now  scheduled  for  July  6th.  Among  the  key  issues  likely  to  be
discussed  would  be  the  GO/NO  GO  situation  and  potentially  faster  time
bound  clearances  for  the  new  coal  mining  projects.  Bloomberg  carried
reports  that India’s  aluminum producer  NALCO may  have  to  cut  output  by
10% given the lower coal receipt from COAL INDIA.

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