Posted on 04/10/2017 5:48:24 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
China's customs department has issued an official order telling trading companies to return their North Korean coal cargoes, said a trading source at Dandong Chengtai Trade Co., the biggest buyer of coal from the isolated country.
Following repeated missile tests that drew international criticism, China banned all imports of North Korean coal on Feb. 26, cutting off the country's most important export product.
The source at Dandong Chengtai said the company had 600,000 tonnes of North Korean coal sitting at various ports, and a total of 2 million tonnes was stranded at various Chinese ports, waiting to be returned.
The source spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject.
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Interesting AND wonderful...
Modern boilers don’t burn lumps of coal. The coal is pulverized in a separate area in a battery of (usually) ball mills. This pulverized coal is then blown into the furnace and burned.
They might lose a mill or two, but the plant itself will keep running just fine.
Got it. Thanks!
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