Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Slovakia - 2023
Contents:
- Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Slovakia (CIF) - 2023
- Imports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Slovakia
Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Slovakia (CIF) - 2023
The average lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet import price stood at $249 per ton in June 2023, picking up by 1.8% against the previous month. In general, the import price recorded a prominent expansion. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in November 2022 when the average import price increased by 60% m-o-m. The import price peaked in June 2023.
As there is only one major supplying country, the average price level is determined by prices for the Czech Republic.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the rate of growth in terms of prices for the Czech Republic amounted to +7.0% per month.
Imports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Slovakia
Lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet imports into Slovakia soared to 89K tons in 2022, jumping by 38% against 2021. Overall, imports, however, showed a pronounced contraction. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2020 when imports increased by 45%. As a result, imports reached the peak of 136K tons. From 2021 to 2022, the growth of imports remained at a somewhat lower figure.
In value terms, lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet imports soared to $12M in 2022. Over the period under review, imports saw a buoyant increase. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2020 with an increase of 65%. As a result, imports attained the peak of $16M. From 2021 to 2022, the growth of imports failed to regain momentum.
| Import of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Slovakia (Million USD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | CAGR, 2019-2022 |
| Germany | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -3.2% |
| Hungary | N/A | N/A | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0% |
| Poland | N/A | 0.5 | 0.4 | N/A | -20.0% |
| Others | 1.6 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 41.2% |
| Total | 9.5 | 15.7 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 9.0% |
Top Suppliers of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet to Slovakia in 2022:
- Czech Republic (31.4K tons)
- Germany (22.4K tons)
- Hungary (2.6K tons)
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