China Sep coal transport down 17.7pct on yr

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Publish time: 27th October, 2015      Source: www.cnchemicals.com
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China’s rail coal transport fell 17.7% on year and down 4.9% on month to 154.4 million tonnes in September, posting the 13th consecutive year-on-year decline, showed the latest data from the China Coal Transport and Distribution Association.Over January-September, China transported a total 1.5 billion tonnes of coal through railways, down 12.5% from a year ago, data showed.Of this, 1.03 billion tonnes or 68.7% of the total was railed to power plants, down 12.3% year on year, with September haulage sliding 14.1% on year and down 5.7% from August to 106.93 million tonnes.Coal-dedicated Daqin line transported 31.21 million tonnes of coal in September, a decline of 17.15% from the previous year and down 7.19% from August. Over January-September, Daqin accomplished a coal transport volume of 305.04 million tonnes, a decline of 10.17% from the year prior.