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• Tampa Electric coal burn jumps 51.9% to 49,854 st in May: filing

  29 Jun 2021

  Tampa Electric saw its coal burn fall to 49,854 st in May, up 51.9% from the 32,825 st burned in A... . ...Read More

• China approves expansion of capacity of coal mine in Xinjiang region

  29 Jun 2021

  China’s energy administration said it had approved the expansion of production capacity of a... . ...Read More

• Glencore agrees to acquire JV partners’ shares in the Cerrejón mine and strengthens climate commitments

  29 Jun 2021

  Following notices from our joint venture partners, BHP and Anglo American, offering to sell their ... . ...Read More

• China state planner says expects coal supply crunch to ease in July

  28 Jun 2021

  China’s state planner said that it expects a coal supply crunch to ease and coal prices to f... . ...Read More

• India’s coal import rises 30% to 22 mn tonnes in April

  28 Jun 2021

   India’s coal import rose 30.3 per cent to 22.27 million tonnes in April amid supply co... . ...Read More

• Bangladesh scraps 10 coal-fired power plants

  28 Jun 2021

  Bangladesh announced yesterday that it has scrapped at least 10 major coal-fired power plants as i... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal train loadings average 79.2 trains/day, down 2.8 trains/day on week: STB

  28 Jun 2021

  Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 79.2 trains/day in the week ended June 18, down 2.8 trains/... . ...Read More

• ArcelorMittal reportedly hikes steel coil prices by €30/ton

  25 Jun 2021

  ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) has raised steel coil offers by another €30/mt, following a lull of m... . ...Read More

• Seaborne CFR China met coal prices hit 10-year high

  25 Jun 2021

  Seaborne metallurgical prices, basis CFR China, hit the highest level in a decade on June 24, with... . ...Read More

• Coal Association seeks responsible Alberta development

  25 Jun 2021

  The Coal Association of Canada called for responsible coal development in Alberta in a presentatio... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal production totals 12.2 million st, up 28.7% on year: EIA

  25 Jun 2021

  Weekly US coal production was an estimated 12.2 million st in the week ended June 19, down 2.1% fr... . ...Read More

• Adani Group strikes coal at Australia's Charmichael

  25 Jun 2021

  Adani Group's Australian mining division Bravus Mining & Resources has struck coal in the ... . ...Read More

• China to use more natural gas in energy mix to 2035 - CNPC

  24 Jun 2021

  China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) expects China to cut its coal use to 44% of energy consumptio... . ...Read More

• New renewable energy projects will be more cost-effective than coal: report

  24 Jun 2021

  Nearly two-thirds of all wind and solar projects built globally last year could generate cheaper e... . ...Read More

• Chile's lower house clears controversial coal retirement bill

  24 Jun 2021

  A controversial bill to speed up Chile’s plan to retire coal generation from its power matri... . ...Read More