Jul 01, 2002 · There are many suppliers for thermal and semisoft coking coals and PCI markets. Demand for hard coking coal will stay strong. The delinking of hard coking coal prices from that of other coals will continue in 2003. Longrange forecasts of coal imports by region and for seaborne metallurgical exports are tabulated 2000 to 2001. 23 figs., 7 tabs.