Global demand for coal is set to jump 2.6% next year after a record pandemic-led drop this year, as recovering economic activity will lift use for electricity and industrial output, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. Demand for thermal and metallurgical coal should rise to 7,432 million tonnes …
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