Get started

GlobalCOAL to list Fastmarkets’ coking coal index as option for index-linked screen trading

Read more about our partnership with globalCOAL

May 18, 2023
By Yolande Peters
Press release

Global Commodities Holdings Ltd’s (GCHL) globalCOAL, the leading online physical trading platform for thermal and metallurgical coal, will list Fastmarkets’ Free On Board Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Premium Hard Coking Coal (FOB DBCT PHCC) index on the globalCOAL trading platform as an option for index-linked trades.

Fastmarkets, the industry-leading price reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities provides price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining, and new generation energy markets. Fastmarkets specializes in providing pricing data and strategic insights for its customers in complex, volatile, often opaque markets.

Fastmarkets’ FOB DBCT PHCC index is a key benchmark index for metallurgical coal prices, and its listing on globalCOAL will provide market participants with a transparent and reliable pricing reference for spot and term trades. The collaboration also marks the start of a closer working relationship between globalCOAL and Fastmarkets, with the two companies planning to explore other areas of cooperation in the future.

Martin Abbott, CEO of GCHL commented: “With the ever-increasing dependency on robust risk management tools, index-linked trades are becoming more popular on our trading screens. We are delighted to support the market’s requirement for choice by offering optionality on our screen to index-link trades to Fastmarkets’ coking coal index.”

“We are pleased to partner with globalCOAL on their platform,” Andrew Wells, global steel and ferro-alloys editor of Fastmarkets, said. “The globalCOAL platform is a leading online trading platform for physical coal, and its reach and functionality will help to further the adoption of the Fastmarkets FOB DBCT PHCC index as a benchmark index. We look forward to working closely with globalCOAL in the future to support the development of the coal market.”

About globalCoal

GlobalCOAL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Commodities Holdings Limited, is the leading online trading platform for physical coal. The platform provides a secure and efficient environment for buyers and sellers to trade coal, and it offers a wide range of features and services, including price discovery, risk management, and logistics support. GlobalCOAL is headquartered in London, UK, and it has offices in Singapore.

What to read next
Fastmarkets closes the CBAM pricing gap with daily view of carbon import costs
Fastmarkets closes the CBAM pricing gap with daily view of carbon import costs
London, June 9, 2026 - Fastmarkets, a leading cross-commodity price reporting agency (PRA), today announced the launch of two new daily CBAM price assessments. These are designed to address one of the biggest challenges facing companies exposed to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): the lack of real-time visibility into carbon costs at the point of trade.
June 8, 2026
 · 
By Yolande Peters
Purple, Light, Pattern
Fastmarkets convenes global critical minerals leaders as markets move to the center of national security and industrial policy 
While governments and industry accelerate efforts to secure the materials underpinning energy security, national defense and industrial competitiveness, Fastmarkets will be convening more than 1,250 leaders from across the global critical minerals value chain in Las Vegas this June.  Fastmarkets’ 18th Global Lithium, Battery and Critical Materials Conference, (June 22–25, 2026) has evolved into a leading forum for the critical minerals ecosystem – spanning lithium, nickel, […]
May 26, 2026
 · 
By Yolande Peters
Corporate carbon demand shifts toward offtakes as traded market stays muted
Fastmarkets and Expana form strategic partnership to strengthen forest products market intelligence
Fastmarkets and Expana, global leaders in commodity price reporting and market intelligence, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver deeper, more actionable forest products intelligence to customers. Under the partnership, Fastmarkets’ trusted forest products price benchmarks will be integrated directly into the Expana platform, giving customers streamlined access to essential upstream pricing alongside downstream market […]
April 21, 2026
 · 
By Yolande Peters
Light, Lighting, Neon
Fastmarkets set to launch new rare earth spot prices to capture global trade outside China
Chinese export controls and reduced supply of heavy rare earth products to Japan have the potential to permanently change the rare earth market. On March 19, Fastmarkets, an industry-leading cross-commodity price reporting agency, will launch three new prices to directly address the needs of this new market dynamic.  These new prices are:  *Dysprosium oxide 99.5%, cip global, $/kg  […]
March 18, 2026
 · 
By Yolande Peters
Land, Nature, Outdoors
Fastmarkets and NOREXECO launch first ever European pulp futures settled on spot indices 
Fastmarkets, an industry-leading cross-commodity price reporting agency, and NOREXECO, a leading commodity exchange for the pulp and paper industry, today announces the launch of two industry-first spot futures contracts for the Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) and Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft (BEK) markets. These new contracts will address significant shifts in pulp market pricing and the growing need for more transparent and efficient tools for managing price risk. 
December 9, 2025
 · 
By Yolande Peters
Wood, Lumber, City
Fastmarkets launches first independent US pallet pricing and intelligence service
Fastmarkets, a global leader in price reporting and market intelligence, has launched its US wood pallet prices, news and analytics service. This is the first comprehensive solution providing transparent pricing and forecasts for this critical but underserved part of the logistics sector. Wood pallets are the backbone of supply chains. They move goods across industries […]
September 30, 2025
 · 
By Yolande Peters