The 2026 World Coal Science and Technology Innovation Conference will grandly open on June 10 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Bringing together government delegates, industry leaders and top experts from more than ten major coal‑producing countries including China, Australia, Mongolia, India, Germany and Poland, this grand event is not only a centralized showcase of cutting‑edge achievements, but also a pivotal milestone for the global coal industry to reshape its development pathways and restructure cooperation frameworks amid the dual changes of energy transition and geopolitical landscape. Through the conference agenda, the strategic opportunities and commercial logic of the coal industry can be clearly captured.

01 High‑Level International Lineup: A Conference of Collective Consensus for the Global Coal Industry

The opening ceremony lineup demonstrates global influence. Led by authoritative domestic institutions including the Coal Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the China National Coal Machinery Industry Association, the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, and the Mining Professional Committee of the China Asia Economic Development Association, the conference will be attended and addressed by diplomatic envoys and business representatives from Mongolia, Australia, Poland, Uzbekistan and other countries. Such cross‑regional and high‑level participation breaks down regional development barriers and truly embodies the vision of an “open, inclusive, interconnected and mutually beneficial community with a shared future” for the industry advocated by the conference.

Notably, industry associations from the world’s top ten coal‑producing countries, including China, Australia, India, Germany and Poland, will jointly issue the Shanghai Declaration on Advancing Global Coal Science and Technology Innovation. This declaration establishes “scientific and technological innovation” as the common development priority of the global coal industry, provides programmatic guidance for policy coordination, unified technical standards and cross‑border project cooperation among countries, and marks a critical step from competition to collaboration in the global coal industrial chain.

02 Core Topics Analysis: Three Tracks with Strategic Opportunities

The plenary session consists of three phases and 15 keynote speeches, covering the entire industrial chain of coal mining, equipment manufacturing, logistics and transportation, and clean utilization. Among them, three topics are most indicative of industry trends.

(1) Intelligent Coal Mining: A Golden Window for Chinese Technology Going Global

Members of the National Expert Group on Intelligent Coal Mines will deliver a speech entitled Depth and Breadth of China’s Intelligent Coal Mine Development, systematically elaborating on China’s intelligent coal mine development path from “point breakthroughs” to “full‑scale application”. China has built the world’s largest number of intelligent coal mines and formed a full‑chain technical system covering exploration, mining, safety and operation and maintenance.

Meanwhile, topics including China’s Coal Machinery Empowers High‑Quality Development of the Global Coal Industry and The Inevitable Trend of Chinese Coal Machinery Equipment Going Global directly point to the globalization strategy of China’s coal machinery industry. Countries such as India, Mongolia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan are in a critical period of technological upgrading, with growing demand for intelligent mining, unmanned transportation and safety monitoring. This conference will serve as a core platform for Chinese coal machinery enterprises to connect with the global market, and is expected to unlock an overseas market of hundreds of billions of yuan.

(2) Clean and Efficient Utilization: The Survival and Transformation Battle of the Coal Industry

Experts from the China Coal Processing and Utilization Association will share Global Coal Preparation and Comprehensive Utilization. Coal preparation is a key link to improve commercial coal quality, reduce ineffective transportation and lower full‑life‑cycle carbon emissions. Under the dual‑carbon goals, coal preparation is accelerating its transition to green, intelligent and high‑efficiency development. China’s technological accumulation in this field will provide reproducible and scalable low‑carbon solutions for the global coal industry and foster new opportunities for cross‑border technological cooperation and investment.

(3) International Market Layout: Focusing on Incremental Dividends in Emerging Production Areas

The conference specially invites industry association leaders and top experts and scholars from India, Mongolia, South Africa, Indonesia and other countries to deliver speeches. Kapil Dhagat, Chairman of the Coal Producers Association of India, will analyze India’s coal industry reform and green transition path. Dr. Byambadagva Bayaraa, President of the Mongolian Coal Association, will look forward to new opportunities for China‑Mongolia coal cooperation, focusing on cross‑border railway and customs clearance efficiency improvement.

Of equal note is the session on coal logistics in South Africa. Elvin Harris, President of CILT South Africa, and other speakers will conduct a multi-dimensional analysis of logistics challenges and solutions for South Africa’s coal exports. For Chinese enterprises, participation in infrastructure projects including ports and railways in countries such as South Africa and Indonesia will not only address logistics bottlenecks but also enable them to enter core segments of the global coal supply chain and achieve long-term stable returns.

03 Conference Value: Building a Community with a Shared Future for the Global Coal Industry

Amid the dual pressures of energy security and low-carbon transition, coal will remain irreplaceable as a foundational global energy source in the near term. The core value of this conference lies in establishing a high-level, multilateral, and pragmatic dialogue platform for the global coal industry, driving substantive consensus among countries on technological innovation, mutual recognition of standards, market opening, and other key areas. For China, this conference serves both as a window to showcase achievements in coal science and technology innovation and as a strategic opportunity to promote the “going global” of energy technologies and equipment. Through in-depth cooperation with major coal-producing countries worldwide, China will further consolidate its core position in the global coal industrial chain, contributing wisdom and solutions to safeguarding national energy security and advancing global energy transition.

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📅 Date: June 10–12, 2026

📍 Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Centre