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Imports and Exports

Richards Bay exceeds coal export target

19 Jan 2016 - by Staff reporter
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal.
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal. 
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The Richards Bay Coal Terminal recorded a 5.7% rise in coal exports for 2015, surpassing its 75-million tonne target by 400 000 tonnes.

About 59% of exports went to Asia (mostly India), with shipments to the region declining 7%; Europe received 19% of the exports, 6% less than a year earlier; and 14% went to Africa, 7% more than the previous year.

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