This dataset is a market activity dataset, where each market represents a consumption mix of products within a specific region, connecting suppliers with consumers of the same product within that region. The market covers producers and importers of the product within the same geographical area. In addition, the market also takes into account the transport, freight of the product to the consumer, and losses during transportation.

Thermal coal refers to coal used as a power material. In a narrow sense, it generally refers to coal used for thermal power generation. Broadly speaking, any coal used for the purpose of power generation, locomotive propulsion, boiler combustion, etc., falls under the category of thermal coal, which is simply referred to as thermal coal.