Jul 24, 2026 – 5.00amTata Steel, one of the world’s largest buyers of coal, says the way that Australian producers price the commodity needs to change, bolstering demands from key customers including South Korea’s POSCO.The pressure on coal producers to reconsider how they price exports comes as big Chinese buyers of iron ore push for a rewrite of the rules around the pricing of that commodity.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Tata Steel pushes for coal export price overhaul as buyer unrest grows
The Indian steelmaking giant’s call comes days after South Korea’s POSCO made similar demands, concerned that a small number of trades were distorting prices.








