Johannesburg - The Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 6.24 million tonnes of coal in April, down from 7.49 million tonnes the previous month, RBCT data showed on Monday.
South Africa - a major exporter of coal to power stations in Europe and Asia - had 3.61 million tonnes of stock at the terminal at the end of April, RBCT said.
Coal producers in South Africa include Anglo American [JSE:AGL], BHP Billiton [JSE:BHP], Exxaro Resources [JSE:EXX] and Xstrata.