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• China launches coal shipping route with North Korea

  28 Sep 2015

  China has launched a bulk cargo and container shipping route connecting it to North Korea that wil... . ...Read More

• Coal India on look out for ERP solution, Cisco pitches in

  28 Sep 2015

  State-owned miner Coal India on Saturday said it is on the lookout for technology companies to imp... . ...Read More

• We need to understand the need for a coal regulator first: Anil Swarup

  28 Sep 2015

  Union coal secretary Anil Swarup speaks with Sanjay Jog on changes in the sector and the way forwa... . ...Read More

• Indian power plant thermal coal stocks near 6-month low: CEA

  28 Sep 2015

  Combined stocks of thermal coal at 100 Indian power plants stood at 26.15 million mt Wednesday, al... . ...Read More

• India’s thermal coal imports more than China’s in H1

  28 Sep 2015

  India imported substantially more thermal coal in the first half of fiscal 2015 than last year, ov... . ...Read More

• Supply cuts may help stabilize thermal coal prices in 2016: Citi

  24 Sep 2015

  Thermal coal prices are expected to be pressured in the fourth quarter as Chinese imports slow, bu... . ...Read More

• Stagnant Electricity Demand, Cheap NatGas and Weak Coal Export Markets are Reducing the Need for US Coal

  24 Sep 2015

  The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its data for the number of new and reactivate... . ...Read More

• Atlantic met coal: High-vols drop as US suppliers chase business

  24 Sep 2015

  Atlantic met coal markets Wednesday heard more reports of high-vol pricing coming under pressure a... . ...Read More

• Number of U.S. Coal Mines Falls to Lowest on Record

  24 Sep 2015

  Reports of coal mining companies going bankrupt — at least 26 have done so since 2009 &mdash... . ...Read More

• Coal futures drop to $50/T first time since 2003 as Goldman calls peak

  24 Sep 2015

  Coal futures are trading at $50 a tonne for the first time since 2003 as the commodity downturn de... . ...Read More

• South Korea August thermal coal imports up 3% on y-o-y

  24 Sep 2015

  South Korean thermal coal imports for August rose 3% year on year but fell 6% from July to a three... . ...Read More

• Combined coal stocks at China’s key Bohai Rim ports up 1.1% w-o-w

  24 Sep 2015

  Combined coal stocks at China’s four key Bohai Rim ports—Qinhuangdao, SDIC Caofeidian,... . ...Read More

• Jharkhand’s coal conflicts show the lapse of land ordinance hasn’t doused the fire

  24 Sep 2015

  Badkagaon in Hazaribagh district is the epicentre of an intense land struggle in coal-rich Jharkha... . ...Read More

• Streamline approval, developmentprocess of coal mines: PwC India

  24 Sep 2015

  The approval and development process of coal mines needs to be streamlined to achieve growth produ... . ...Read More

• Essar Power may begin production at Jharkhand coal mine next year

  24 Sep 2015

  Essar Power is likely to begin the production at its Jharkhand coal mine early next year. "... . ...Read More