Coal prices in Poland 2011-2023

First, domestic prices were measured based on the Polish Power Coal Market Index for sales to professional and industrial energy (PSCM1). Since 2017, coal prices in Poland have been steadily increasing, reaching the highest price of 727.06 zloty/metric ton in the third quarter of 2023. Global coal prices were measured by the ARA index (based on the prices of futures contracts in the ports of Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp). The ARA index has fallen since the third quarter of 2018, closing the second quarter of 2020 at 222 zloty/metric tons. In the fourth quarter of 2023, coal prices were lower on the global market than on the Polish market (considering the current USD/PLN exchange rate), reaching nearly 462 zloty per metric ton.