High season will be to middlemen to store coal and push up the stock of Qinhuangdao port

Yu Xiangming Coal Big province Shanxi Limited and summer coal season two major factors superimposed, hot coal City often reporter learned yesterday, by the peak season will be stimulated by the increase in the number of middlemen hoarding coal, Qinhuangdao port coal inventory has rebounded to nearly 4.2 million tons, compared to the end of April rebounded nearly 20%. "According to the recent 1-4-month-old coal production data released in Shanxi province, it shows that Shanxi's consolidation of small coal mines has never been more forceful.　　Everbright Securities coal industry analyst Chen Liang pointed out that April Shanxi coal production only 42.09 million tons, the last 4 years, the lowest level in the same period.　　In fact, since the end of last year, Shanxi Province has not loosened the strength of coal, thus supporting the entire coal market price stability and micro-rise. "It can be said that the control of coal supply this year has overturned the judgment of many in the industry, including power groups, about ' coal prices will fall sharply '."　　"The Coal Marketing Association, a source of authority, said that the supply and demand maintained a basic balance, maintaining the stability of coal prices." Reporter noted that this year, as the market vane of Qinhuangdao port coal prices not only did not fall, but slightly rose by dozens of yuan.　　As of May 19, Qinhuangdao port calorific value of 6000 kcal datong excellent mixed coal, the price maintained at 620-640 yuan/ton, flat at the beginning of the year. "In the past 3 April of the traditional off-season, dormant for six months, the suffering of the middleman seems to have seen the dawn of the coal market."　　"The authorities said.　　It should be pointed out that although the economic situation has been seriously affected by the international financial crisis, but the power of the peak summer situation still makes the power plants dare not take lightly, will undoubtedly increase coal demand. It is reported that the recent Shandong and Henan departments have said that this year's electricity to meet the peak of the summer situation will still be grim.　　Shandong Province Economic and Trade Commission to convene a special meeting to urge the provincial major power generation companies and local power generation enterprises to increase the power of coal distribution, to ensure that the electrical coal inventory reached more than 15 days, with lean coal power plant inventory in more than 20 days.　　In this regard, a coal trader in Qinhuangdao told reporters that the weather is getting hotter, the peak of the summer will usher in a wave of demand, for which he bought some coal in advance.　　The relevant personage discloses to the reporter, at present many coal middleman forecasts, in the next two months, the calorific value 5500 kcal high quality coal price will spike to 600 yuan above. However, "the actual demand for electric coal has not been significantly improved, and the number of days the power plant can be stored is not tense."　　"A power plant in Shanxi province responsible for procurement to reporters that the electricity coal will not rise, but in the" illusion "after the collapse will be lowered.　　It is understood that as of May 17, China's direct power plant coal inventory of 30.7467 million tons, the number of days available for 17 days, compared to the end of April to raise a day. "It is true that there are a number of days available for coal storage in power plants, but the number of days is based on the current daily average coal consumption." In fact, from the absolute amount of power plant inventory, compared to the past few years, once the seasonal demand for electricity, coal consumption will increase rapidly, resulting in a rapid reduction in the number of days in the power plant storage, supply and demand situation will reverse. "Coal Marketing AssociationThe authoritative expert analysis said. As of May 17, the average daily coal consumption of the central direct power plant 1.6 million tons, not only did not increase significantly, but a slight decline in the earlier period, indicating that the current demand for electricity has not significantly increased.