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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

Australian coal industry says China market matters less than before, even if import ban ends

Coalmine
The federal resource minister Madeleine King says the Australian coal industry has been able to find alternative markets since China imposed an export ban in 2020. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters

Australia would benefit from a lifting of China’s ban on its coal but any gains would likely be modest as miners have largely redirected supplies elsewhere, analysts said.

Shares of ASX-listed coalminers shot up on Wednesday after reports China was considering lifting its restrictions on coal imports from Australia from April. The ban was imposed in mid-2020 amid deteriorating bilateral relations that have since begun to improve.

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