Coal import declines in July over sluggish demand, availability of high stock
New Delhi, India’s coal import dropped 16.4 per cent to 21.08 million tonnes in July due to sluggish demand during monsoon and availability of high stock.
The country’s coal import was 25.23 million tonnes in the year-ago period.
India’s import during the April-July period of the current fiscal year also declined to 97.49 million tonnes over 100.48 million tonnes in the year-ago period, according to mjunction services, a B2B e-commerce platform and a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL.
