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• China coastal coal freight rates see decline again

  12 Nov 2015

  Freight rates for vessels shipping coal from northern China to the south saw a decline again after... . ...Read More

• China October coal output down 1.2% y-o-y

  12 Nov 2015

  China produced 316.95 million tonnes of coal in October, falling 1.2% from the previous year but u... . ...Read More

• China January-October coal industry FAI down 16.5% y-o-y

  12 Nov 2015

  China’s fixed-asset investment (FAI) in coal mining and washing industry stood at 330.1 bill... . ...Read More

• Shenhua: transitions required for clean use of coal

  12 Nov 2015

  Coal-related firms in China should make transitions for clean and efficient use of coal, said Zhan... . ...Read More

• Coal India has created more green cover than it has destroyed

  12 Nov 2015

  An arm of State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) claims that the organisation’s afforestation effo... . ...Read More

• Peak coal: Consumption falls as major economies look to renewables

  11 Nov 2015

  Peak coal may have already been reached. A new report released overnight says that the use of ther... . ...Read More

• Steel coal prices seen steady at record low into 2016

  11 Nov 2015

  The pain may not let up next year for metallurgical coal producers from Australia to the US as qua... . ...Read More

• Kibo appoint Tractebel for Mbeya power study

  11 Nov 2015

  Tanzania-focused mineral exploration and development company, Kibo Mining, has engaged Engie subsi... . ...Read More

• Egbin thermal power plant to increase capacity

  11 Nov 2015

  Egbin Power Plc intends to double its electricity generation capacity at its thermal coal-fired po... . ...Read More

• Reducing nitrogen emissions at Polish coal-fired power plant

  11 Nov 2015

  In order to help a coal-fired power plant owned by EDF Group in Krakow, Poland, achieve the Euro... . ...Read More

• Few bright spots for U.S. coal

  11 Nov 2015

  The coal industry in the United States faces more prospects of decline because of strains on expor... . ...Read More

• Anthracite production jumps at Stockton mine

  11 Nov 2015

  Anthracite production at Atlantic Coal’s Stockton mine to the end of October 2015 was up 26%... . ...Read More

• TECO Energy reports 3Q15 results

  11 Nov 2015

  TECO Energy Inc. has reported non-GAAP 3Q15 results. The quarter’s non-GAAP results of US$... . ...Read More

• Is Australia the last country standing in defence of coal?

  11 Nov 2015

  Australia finds itself in a funny position headed for the Paris climate talks. It’s one of t... . ...Read More

• Philippines coal demand to grow by up to 15 mln T a year -industry group

  11 Nov 2015

  Annual coal consumption in the Philippines, one of the world's fastest growing economies, coul... . ...Read More