China's benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week..

China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 125.91 points Monday, up 0.73 percent week on week.

Cutting the use of coal is one of the province's key measures to promote environmental conservation.

Thermal coal prices for South Korea edged higher this week.

The price of coal fluctuated slightly from August 31 to September 6.

Poland's demand for coal is expected to fall by about 7 million tons next year, affected by falling electricity demand and rising coal and electricity costs, Artur Sobon, the Deputy Minister of State Assets of Poland said on September 4.

Japan's coking coal imports rose in July on the back of a recovery in steel output, mainly from auto manufacturing demand.

US coal exports fell from year-earlier levels in July as a drop in thermal coal shipments outweighed an increase in metallurgical volumes.