BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters)
- China's September coal imports rose to their highest level since December 2014 as [Beijing] curbed output at domestic miners.
- Coal shipments were 27.08 million tonnes last month, up 10.8 percent from a year ago
- Imports for the first nine months of the year were up 13.7 percent to 204.85 million tonnes, reflecting strong appetite for the fuel despite the country's effort to cut coal consumption amid its steadfast campaign against air pollution.
- Thermal coal prices on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange CZCcv1 soared to a record of 658.6 yuan ($100.11) a tonne on Sept. 19.
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