The cancellation of trains includes 500 trips of express trains and 580 trips of passenger trains.

The 2205 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8604 yuan per ton on May 12.

Mongolia exported a total of 3.8 million tons of coal in the first four months of this year, down 48 percent year on year, Mongolian Customs General Administration said on Monday.

India has eased environment approvals for coal mine expansions to boost output amid fuel shortages that have triggered hours-long blackouts.

US coal production is forecast to increase this year, buoyed by a strong export market and inventory replenishment in the power generation sector, says the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Qinghai industry electricity consumption up 15.1% in Jan-Mar.

Of the 50 major goods monitored by the government, including seamless steel tubes, gasoline, coal, fertilizer and some chemicals.

Qinghai ferroalloys output in Jan-Mar up 14.7%.