Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Komipo To Buy Xstrata Coal At $63 Per Tonne

South Korean utility Korea Midland Power Co (KOMIPO) has agreed to buy part of its 2009 term contract tonnage from Xstrata's coal unit at about $63 a tonne, a utility source said on Wednesday.

The source said KOMIPO's current annual contract tonnage with Xstrata is at 500,000 tonnes and it has agreed earlier this week to buy 375,000 tonnes of coal at around $63 per tonne, based on coal with a heating value of 6,080 kcal/kg (NAR).

Annual contract negotiations between South Korean utilities and Australian producers, led by Xstrata, have dragged on since the start of the year as both parties have been unable to agree prices.

Source: Reuters

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