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China's Coal Consumption to Rise in 2019

February 25, 2019

File Image: AdobeStock / © Leonid Eremeychuk
File Image: AdobeStock / © Leonid Eremeychuk

China's coal consumption is set to rise slighly to 3.89 billion tonnes in 2019 from 3.87 billion tonnes last year, the president of the China National Coal Association said on Monday.

Wang Xianzheng made the forecast at an industry event in Beijing hosted by China Energy Investment Corp and the International Energy Agency. 

Reporting by Meng Meng and Tom Daly

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