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• An overall picture of the future of coal

  17 Jul 2014

  Global coal use has grown significantly over the last decade, with global demand increasing 60 per... . ...Read More

• Further weakness in global coal markets on China impact

  16 Jul 2014

  July 16: Spot coal prices in international markets softened further on July 15 as Chinese companie... . ...Read More

• Indian power utilities’ June coal imports up marginally

  16 Jul 2014

  July 16: Imports of steam coal by Indian power utilities (both imported coal-based and domestic co... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s coal imports fall 17.02% in June m-o-m

  16 Jul 2014

  July 16: Imports of steam coal by National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) during June 2014 f... . ...Read More

• MAHAGENCO’S June coal imports surpass target

  16 Jul 2014

  July 16: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MSPGCL), popularly known as MAHAGENCO, receive... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mumbai down 39% in June m-o-m

  16 Jul 2014

  July 16: Steam coal imports through the port of Mumbai decreased 39% to 270,001 tons in June 2014,... . ...Read More

• India’s trade deficit up 4.28% y-o-y in June

  16 Jul 2014

  July 16: India’s trade deficit (merchandise) for the month of June, 2014 rose 4.28% to $11,7... . ...Read More

• Railways’ coal handling down 5.44% m-o-m in June

  16 Jul 2014

  July 16: Indian Railways (IR) transported 41.57 million tons (mt) of coal in June 2014, down 5.44%... . ...Read More

• Court tells SP to probe gram sabha nod to Mahan coal mines

  16 Jul 2014

  Directs the SP to submit the probe report within seven days and communicate the outcome to the pet... . ...Read More

• Indonesian H1 coal exports up 6.8% y-oy at 158 mt

  16 Jul 2014

  Indonesia exported 158 million mt of steam and metallurgical coal in the first half of this year, ... . ...Read More

• How false claims of victory in war on coal are killing us all

  16 Jul 2014

  It has become fashionable of late to describe every muttering of the masses, and the pundits who w... . ...Read More

• Severstal to sell Pennsylvania coal unit for $60 m

  16 Jul 2014

  COAO Severstal, Russia’s second-largest steelmaker, agreed to sell US coal producer PBS Coal... . ...Read More

• Coal provision could divide Senate Dems on Export-Import Bank bill

  16 Jul 2014

  Sens. Barbara Boxer (Calif.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) are promising to fight any efforts to r... . ...Read More

• Coal Investors Need to See This Chart

  16 Jul 2014

  Sentiment in the thermal coal market is nearly as poor as it gets right now.   The mood h... . ...Read More

• SinoCoking Shifts Gears as Clean Synthetic Technologies

  16 Jul 2014

  When you invest in a company, what really are you investing in? Its products? Yes, naturally. Its ... . ...Read More