"Coal Manual 2022" explains detailedly about the transition of the metallurgical coal market from 2021 to 2022 which gyrated with an unprecedented amplitude mainly due to Russia's military invasion on Ukraine.

Besides, in a reflection of the enhanced regulation of the greenhouse gas emission throughout the world, not only the latest movements of resource majors and Japanese trading firms which were accelerating the reduction and aggregation of the coal business were explained in details, but also the focus was on the newly rising metallurgical coal suppliers which had gained power in Australia.

Furthermore, while the crazy market for metallurgical coal continued, the progress situations of the metallurgical coal projects which were taking shape in Australia, Canada, USA, Indonesia and so on were summarized.

In addition, not only the topics related to coals and the movements of the coal interests which occurred in the major coal exporting countries such as Indonesia, Canada, USA, Russia and South Africa, etc. as well as Japan in the periods from January to December in 2021 and from January to June in 2022 were covered, but also the latest information and data were included.