Coal Market and Plant Intelligence
A dedicated coal page for benchmark pricing, stockpile planning, route monitoring, and plant calculators. This restores coal as a first-class desk instead of only nesting it inside the broader fossil route.
Benchmark
Newcastle 6,000 kcal
Asia-Pacific benchmark for seaborne thermal coal.
Benchmark
API2 Rotterdam
European delivered benchmark tied to power and carbon spreads.
Benchmark
Illinois Basin
US inland benchmark for domestic utility procurement.
Benchmark
Met Coal FOB Australia
Steelmaking benchmark sensitive to mine outages and rail flows.
Coal Calculators
Plant Burn Planner
Stockpile Runway
Useful for checking how quickly a plant becomes exposed when rail, conveyor, or port deliveries slip.
Emissions View
Gives a quick planning baseline before you compare coal dispatch against gas switching, outages, or carbon constraints.
Coal Route Watchlist
Powder River to Gulf
Track stockpile draw vs. BNSF loadouts during export demand spikes.
Newcastle Seaborne Arc
Australian weather still sets the tone for thermal coal pricing across Asia.
Richards Bay Export Loop
South African throughput remains a swing factor for Atlantic Basin supply.
Indonesian Barge Network
Low-calorie thermal cargoes remain crucial for India and China shortfalls.
Coal Grade Reference
| Grade | Heat Content | Sulfur | Common Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-bituminous | 17-24 MMBtu/t | Low | Mine-mouth and domestic power fleets |
| Bituminous Thermal | 24-30 MMBtu/t | Medium | Utility generation and export terminals |
| Anthracite | 25-28 MMBtu/t | Low | Industrial heat and specialty blending |
| Metallurgical | 26-32 MMBtu/t | Low-Variable | Blast furnace and coke production |
Separate coal desk restored
Coal now has its own page again.
You can keep using the broader fossil desk for cross-fuel corridor context, but coal once again has dedicated calculators, benchmark tracking, and route monitoring in its own route.