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Demand for thermal and metallurgical coal should rise to 7,432 million tonnes in 2021, from 7,243 million tonnes this year, according to the International Energy Agency.
Chinese media reported that China's top economic planner had granted approval to power plants to import coal without clearance restrictions, except for Australia.