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• France to stop credits for coal projects in developing countries

  28 Nov 2014

  The European Union is phasing out subsidies for domestic coal plants by 2018 in line with its effo... . ...Read More

• Low coal prices in China forces Glencore shutdown

  28 Nov 2014

  MINING and trading giant Glencore’s surprise move to shut down coal production for three wee... . ...Read More

• China’s coal imports drop 6.6%

  28 Nov 2014

  China's coal imports totalled 223.2M tonnes in the first three quarters of 2014, declining 6.6... . ...Read More

• Former mining tycoon Tinkler sees global players shedding coal assets

  28 Nov 2014

  Nathan Tinkler, the former mining magnate who lost his fortune because of a slump in coal prices, ... . ...Read More

• JoyGlobal India ops to sustain focus on coal

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Globally, mining equipment major JoyGlobal may be moving away from dirty coal, but it... . ...Read More

• India tough market for makers of heavy mining gear

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: India is not an easy market for overseas heavy and large mining equipment makers, an ... . ...Read More

• Ennore steam coal imports up 5% in Oct m-o-m

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Steam coal imports through Ennore Port edged rose 5.33% to 838,864 tons in Octob... . ...Read More

• Ennore coking coal imports at 25,000 tons in Oct

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Coking coal imports through Ennore Port were at 25,000 tons in October 2014 while the... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Chennai at mere 76 tons in Oct

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Coking coal imports through the port of Chennai were at a mere 76 tons in October 201... . ...Read More

• No steam coal imports via Chennai for last 3 months

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: There were no steam coal imports through Chennai Port in October 2014, as per provisi... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Chennai plunge to 87 tons in Oct

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Petroleum coke imports through Chennai Port plunged to a mere 87 tons in October 2014... . ...Read More

• Oct anthracite imports via Chennai drop 68% m-o-m

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Anthracite coal imports via Chennai Port dropped 67.85% to 360 tons in October 2014 a... . ...Read More

• No PCI imports through Chennai Port in October

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: There were no PCI coal imports via Chennai Port in October while a mere 20 tons arriv... . ...Read More

• No met coke imports via Chennai for 3 months

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: There have been no met coke imports through Chennai Port for the last three months ti... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Chennai surge in October

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Gypsum imports through Chennai Port surged manifold to a hefty 96,305 tons in October... . ...Read More