December 03, 2008

Vietnam exports 16.1 million tonnes of coal in H1 of 2007

Vietnam General Statistics Office said that Vietnam is estimated to export 16.1 million tonnes of coal valued at USD 508 million in the first half of 2007, a YoY rise of 18.7% and 18.4% respectively.

Statistics office said that in 2006 that Vietnam exported roughly 29.8 million tonnes of coal worth USD 927 million to over 20 markets, including China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Brazil and the European Union, up by 65.6% and 38.5% respectively.

According to the Trade Information Center under the Vietnamese Trade Ministry Vietnam has planned to ship abroad some 20 million tonnes of coal of different kinds this year. Coal items either with high export value and limited domestic demand or with abundant sources will be exported mainly to China, Japan, South Korea and Europe in 2007.