By James O’ Connell

On January 3, 2012, Platts launched a daily 7-45 day forward FOB Newcastle 5500 kcal/kg Net As Received thermal coal price assessment, the first publisher to do so. Sustained high prices on the industry standard FOB Newcastle 6000 kcal/kg NAR quality coal began to…

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