New power projects funded by China are creating a growing supramax coal trade between South Africa and Pakistan.
Sajid Hussain, an executive at Pakistani trading company Agro Trade, reported that Pakistan imported 11.2 million tonnes of coal last year, up sharply from 3.42 million tonnes in 2013, according to Reuters. That is expected to increase to about 40 million tonnes by 2025, when most of the new power stations will be operational.
