August 22, 2008

Vietnam forecasts December coal output likely to up by 1.3%

According to Vietnam General Statistics Office, Vietnam's coal production likely up by 1.3% to 3,797 million tonnes in December 2007. This is more than the 3,650 million tonnes produced in November 2007.

General Statistics Office revised data showed that Vietnam is estimated to have exported 3 million tonnes of coal valued at USD 103 million in December, unchanged in volume terms but up 12% in value. For the entire year, the country is projected to have exported 32.54 million tons of coal valued at USD 1.02 billion, up by 11.0% in terms of volume and up 11.3% in terms of value.