The coal consumption in the first half of this year faced difficulties and the inventory remains high at about 8 million tonnes.
Theannouncement was made during a conference held by the Vietnam NationalCoal – Mineral Industries (Vinacomin) in the northern province of QuangNinh on July 15 to review and implement the group’s business plan for2015.
In the first six months of this year, the group exploited a total of 21.1 million tonnes of crude coal.
However,the consumption of coal in the period reached only 18 million tonnes,accounting for only 97.2 percent of the same period last year. Of the 18million, the group sold 704,000 tonnes for export, 18 percent of thesame period in 2014.
In the third quarter of this year, Vinacomintargets to sell at least 7.8 million tonnes of coal, including 7.55million tonnes in the domestic market and 250,000 tonnes for export.-VNA
Theannouncement was made during a conference held by the Vietnam NationalCoal – Mineral Industries (Vinacomin) in the northern province of QuangNinh on July 15 to review and implement the group’s business plan for2015.
In the first six months of this year, the group exploited a total of 21.1 million tonnes of crude coal.
However,the consumption of coal in the period reached only 18 million tonnes,accounting for only 97.2 percent of the same period last year. Of the 18million, the group sold 704,000 tonnes for export, 18 percent of thesame period in 2014.
In the third quarter of this year, Vinacomintargets to sell at least 7.8 million tonnes of coal, including 7.55million tonnes in the domestic market and 250,000 tonnes for export.-VNA
