国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

Surging market demand as winter sets in is pushing up coal prices in China.

The price per ton in Shanxi, China's top coal producing province, was up 40 yuan (about 5 U.S. dollars) on the end of October, and the price of high-quality coal rose even more.

Experts said heavier demand -- due to greater dependence on coal by power plants and people stockpiling coal for the winter -- was fueling the higher prices.

Another factor was the government's determination to shut down small coal mines in response to their appalling work safety record.

Rising production costs -- such as the compulsory allowance to miners and coal resource utility fees -- were another cause of price hikes.

Preliminary statistics show each miner was paid on average 10 yuan extra for each ton of coal since the Ministry of Labor and Security urged mine producers to do so in July.

The pilot coal resource utility fee will go into full swing next year, adding another 70-80 yuan to the per-ton production cost.

China is the world's No. 1 coal producer and consumer. Last year, its coal output reached 2.19 billion tons and the figure is expected to climb to 2.45 billion tons this year.