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• China coal imports down 7.7% year-on-year

  13 Nov 2014

  China's coal imports declined 7.7% year on year to 243M tonnes in the first 10 months in 2014 ... . ...Read More

• China coal imports could be hit by tariff move, says resources report

  13 Nov 2014

  Recent moves by China to place tariffs on coal do not necessarily signal a decline in overall coal... . ...Read More

• Donetsk wants no coal trade with Kiev before end of hostilities

  13 Nov 2014

  After the end of hostilities the issue of coal supplies might be settled in top-level talks... ... . ...Read More

• Ukraine govt accused of fraud with coal purchase in South Africa

  13 Nov 2014

  According to the opposition, the cabinet of ministers was caught red-handed in a fraud with coal p... . ...Read More

• US-China climate deal another blow to Big Coal

  13 Nov 2014

  The agreement between the U.S. and China to significantly cut their carbon emissions likely repres... . ...Read More

• Firmness seen in South African coal prices

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: After remaining weak for more than a week, spot prices of standard South African stea... . ...Read More

• ‘Steam coal prices to stay dull over 12-18 months’

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: Although spot prices of steam coal have reached “rock-bottom” levels, tra... . ...Read More

• NTPC floats EoI for long-term tie-up on imported coal

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest thermal power generation company, has floated an expr... . ...Read More

• Oct pet coke despatches from Indian refineries largely flat

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: Despatches of pet coke (fuel grade) from the sidings of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)... . ...Read More

• RIL stops quarterly supply contracts for pet coke

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has stopped entering into quarterly contracts with ceme... . ...Read More

• Krishnapatnam may berth SAIL vessels in 3 months

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12:  Krishnapatnam Port expects to berth cape-size vessels of imported coal for Stee... . ...Read More

• Coal Secretary Anil Swarup to visit Kolkata

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: The newly-appointed Secretary (Coal), Anil Swarup, will be on a two-day tour to Kolka... . ...Read More

• SCCL to send team to Indonesia, Australia

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: After a visit to South Africa and Mozambique, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL)... . ...Read More

• Railways’ Apr-Oct freight loading up 4.79% y-o-y

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: Indian Railways carried 621.66 million tons (mt) of revenue-earning freight traffic d... . ...Read More

• Tomar for time-bound action plan for resource mapping

  12 Nov 2014

  November 12: Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar feels the Geo-Science Advisory Counc... . ...Read More