2009 Overview
Oversupply Price response Chinese & Indian demand Market shift Continued Chinese restructuring Still weak demand in Atlantic Basin
2010 Outlook
$70
$50 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 NWE Marker Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09
FOB RBCT
FOB Newcastle
138.5
steam
met
total
India added 2 gw of coal-fired capacity in 2009, after adding 5.6 gw in 2008 Part of 93 gw planned as part of 11th Five Year Plan
Demand for seaborne coal in Pacific Basin grew 14% from 2008 to 2009
South Africa accelerates shipments to the Pacific Basin to meet China/India demand
South African Steam Exports by Basin
90 80 70 MM metric tons 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2006 2007 Total Exports to Pacific 2008 Total Exports to Atlantic 2009 Total 2010e
2
0 2004 2005 2006
Met
2007
Steam Total
2008
2009
2010e
2009 Overview
Oversupply Price response Chinese & Indian demand Market shift Chinese restructuring Chinese imports Still weak demand in Atlantic Basin Cautiously optimistic
2010 Outlook
Coal likely to gain back market share in electricity generation sector North American & European demand will take time to recover from high inventory levels and recovering economies
Supply bottlenecks in key exporting countries (S. Africa, Australia) not alleviated in 2009 and will continue in 2010
Insert timeline of RBCT build out
Significant changes to the global seaborne coal market in 2009big impact of China China/India demand continue to be strong
Chinese demand will be highly sensitive to international prices in 2010 (highly price-dependent) Will depend on consolidation of Chinese coal industry
New coal flows established in 09 likely to persist Pacific Basin prices remain stronger than Atlantic Basin prices
US and European prices recover slower