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minus-square@girsaysdoomlink1•5 months agoLooks like it’s mainly China, India, and Indonesia that are increasing usage for industrial products and power generation. Europe increased a bit last year but is expected to drop and US rates are dropping.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink3•5 months agoThere is also the fact that it was a bad year for hydro in China. If it were a normal year we might not have seen coal consumption go up as much.
Looks like it’s mainly China, India, and Indonesia that are increasing usage for industrial products and power generation. Europe increased a bit last year but is expected to drop and US rates are dropping.
There is also the fact that it was a bad year for hydro in China. If it were a normal year we might not have seen coal consumption go up as much.