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• Alberta Feb coal production falls to more than 12-year low: AER

  19 Apr 2021

  Coal production in Alberta, Canada, fell to a more than 12-year low 677,891 mt in February, down 4... . ...Read More

• India may build new coal-fired power plants despite climate crisis

  19 Apr 2021

  "Coal-based generation capacity may still be required to be added in the country as it contin... . ...Read More

• Renewable increase cuts Vietnam coal burn in 1Q

  16 Apr 2021

  An increase in hydro and renewable output in Vietnam cut the country's coal burn on the year i... . ...Read More

• Peabody offloads mothballed QLD coal mine to MetRes

  16 Apr 2021

  MetRes, a joint venture (JV) between Stanmore Coal and M Resources, has acquired the Millennium an... . ...Read More

• FLASH: CHINA Q1 COAL OUTPUT UP 16%, COKE UP 9%

  16 Apr 2021

  Over January-March, China’s total output of raw coal for all use rose 16% on year to 970.6 m... . ...Read More

• China ‘must shut 600 coal-fired plants’ to hit climate target

  15 Apr 2021

  China must shut down nearly 600 of its coal-fired power plants in the next 10 years, replacing the... . ...Read More

• China’s ETS to reduce coal’s share of power mix: IEA

  15 Apr 2021

  China's emissions trading system (ETS) could help power sector emissions to peak before 2030 a... . ...Read More

• US weekly coal carloads rise 4.1% on week, 18.1% on year: AAR

  15 Apr 2021

  US coal carload originations rose to 62,136 in the week that ended April 10, up 4.1% from 59,661 a... . ...Read More

• Australia's Whitehaven Coal trims annual output, sales forecasts on Narrabri mine issues

  15 Apr 2021

  Australian coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd WHC.AX on Thursday cut its annual output and sales forec... . ...Read More

• Former Blyth coal generator chosen as home for UK’s first gigafactory

  14 Apr 2021

  Britishvolt, a leading UK investor in battery storage technologies, has purchased the 95-hectare s... . ...Read More

• March exports to China at record level

  14 Apr 2021

  Australia has recorded its highest ever monthly exports to China in March with $US13.2 ($17.26 bil... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal carrier departures total 32, down 4 on week: cFlow

  14 Apr 2021

  Weekly US coal ship departures totaled 32 in the week ended April 10, down four from the previous ... . ...Read More

• Opposition bill against coal mining in Rockies can proceed to legislature: committee

  14 Apr 2021

  An Opposition bill that proposes Alberta’s Rocky Mountains be protected from open-pit coal m... . ...Read More

• GlobalData: global coal production to rise by 3.5% in 2021

  13 Apr 2021

  Global coal output is estimated to have declined by 2% in 2020 due to COVID-19-related lockdowns a... . ...Read More

• China Taiyuan coal transaction price index down 1.10 pct

  13 Apr 2021

  China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 138.05 points Monday, down 1.10 percent week o... . ...Read More