Thermal coal prices little changed. Downstream business inventories currently in good condition throughout, traditional coal shortage of central, eastern China provinces are also in inventory levels over 15 days, in particular, State Power Company, inventory higher. In this case, even double during the inventory will not be much pressure, so the downstream business procurement initiative is not strong, the market is lagging, prices fell only in the capacity under the support and stabilizing factors.
Coking coal market price stability. Currently, Hebei and other major steel production capacity utilization is acceptable, but steel prices are still low levels, demand at the bottom end. Lack of end-demand support, steel mills acceptance still low, the raw materials are more cautious. In this case, was able to steady the price of coking coal, mainly coal prices before New Year's Day to reduce the more limited production, supply decreased the formation of new support for the market, that are not limited to production areas and enterprises are faced with a certain amount of inventory the pressure. In general, the mentality of the current coking coal market has stabilized occupy the mainstream, before adjusting the price of coal is limited.
Anthracite price stability. Jincheng Group 2012 mid-year price than the contract price up 90 yuan / ton, now the block 1,200 yuan / ton, small pieces of 1140 yuan / ton, at the end of coal 750 yuan / ton. This is mainly an early compensatory growth process of the low price, not market due to the good, so far there is still room to take the goods anthracite market pressures, limited production price coal prices current market price does not appear further down the important reasons, which is expected unlikely to change in case year ago, prices are still steady-based.
 Temporarily stabilize the market price of coal injection. The current downturn in the downstream market conditions, steel injection stock still, little enthusiasm for the procurement of raw materials, coal prices being stable.