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Coal market oversupply risks grow as producers boost output

The risk of oversupply in the global coal market is growing as suppliers respond to higher prices, though power demand in countries such as Indonesia may absorb some extra output, producers and analysts said. The global coal market is forecast to see oversupply of 16-million tonnes this year, Noble Resources chief coal analyst Rodrigo Echeverri said on Monday.