Coal sales on the Petersburg Exchange for the first eight months of 2026 reached almost 1.6 million tonnes, higher than the figures for all of 2025. The total volume of coal traded on the exchange since trading began surpassed 4.6 million tonnes.
At the industry forum 'Coal 2026,' hosted by Creon, the Exchange introduced new products for calculating market price indicators. Based on off-exchange coal trade data provided under Government Resolution No. 892, the Exchange has long calculated territorial price indices for major production sites.
In 2026 the Exchange began calculating and publishing two additional families of price indices: export price indices for main export directions (West, South, and Far East ports) and coke coal indices for metallurgical needs. The Expert Council recommended using only transactions with metallurgical companies—final users of metallurgical coal—to exclude cheaper coal used for energy. Regulators characterized this development positively, as reflected in the FAS Russia order and the Government’s Program for the Development of the Coal Industry to 2050. The document outlines tasks to develop exchange trading and price indicators for coal.
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