(EnergyAsia, February 9 2012, Thursday) — China, the world’s largest coal producer and consumer, has also claimed the title of leading importer.Last year, its coal import rose 10.8% to 182.4 million tonnes, enabling it to overtake long-time leader Japan which purchased 175.2 million tonnes.Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which accounted for 15% of China’s coal imports,…

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