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• US Utilities Continue Stocking Up on Cheap Coal

  04 Aug 2015

  In its July 27 report, the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) published data regarding c... . ...Read More

• Obama Climate Plan Squeezes Asian Coal as China Fights Pollution

  04 Aug 2015

  The Obama administration’s plan to curb U.S. coal use will ripple across the globe to Asia, ... . ...Read More

• Arch Coal’s outlook on the final Clean Power Plan rule

  04 Aug 2015

  Arch Coal has outlined how the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Clean Power ... . ...Read More

• Arch Coal announces 2Q15 loss

  04 Aug 2015

  Arch Coal has reported a net loss of US$168 million in 2Q15 on revenues of US$644 million. &ldqu... . ...Read More

• South African June thermal coal exports drop 7% on-year to 4.6 million mt

  04 Aug 2015

  South Africa exported 4.6 million mt of thermal coal during June, falling 7.1% on the year and dro... . ...Read More

• FOB Richard Bay Coal swaps continue to fall due to sliding demand

  04 Aug 2015

  API4 FOB Richards Bay Coal swap for delivery 4Q' 2015 declined month over month and week over ... . ...Read More

• Govt may import 210 million tonnes of coal in 2015-16

  03 Aug 2015

  Seeking to bridge the demand-supply gap, the government is likely to import around 210 million ton... . ...Read More

• NTPC to stay away from imports, hopes to generate power with domestic coal till September

  03 Aug 2015

  NTPC, India's largest power producer and coal consumer, will not place any new orders for coal... . ...Read More

• Power firms worried over notification on emission norms for thermal coal plants

  03 Aug 2015

  A draft notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in mid-May asking all... . ...Read More

• Infrastructure sector growth slows down to 3% in June; coal goes lukewarm

  03 Aug 2015

  Infrastructure output grew at a slower pace of 3 percent in June as sectors like coal and steel tu... . ...Read More

• Coal transportation in Meghalaya: National Green Tribunal extends time till Nov 30

  03 Aug 2015

  Observing that “unregulated mining cannot be permitted”, the National Green Tribunal h... . ...Read More

• Kamarajar Port: iron-ore terminal to be modified for handling coal

  03 Aug 2015

  The iron ore terminal at Kamarajar port in Ennore, now lying idle, will be modified to handle coal... . ...Read More

• Obama to Unveil Tougher Climate Plan With His Legacy in Mind

  03 Aug 2015

  In the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change, President Obama ... . ...Read More

• Wind and Solar Cheer as Coal Vows Battle on Obama’s Energy Plan

  03 Aug 2015

  The wind and solar industries cheered while coal companies vowed to kill President Barack Obama&rs... . ...Read More

• Turkey’s H1 thermal coal imports jump 29% year on year to 12.9 mil mt

  03 Aug 2015

  Turkey’s imports of bituminous thermal coal in the first half of 2015 surged 29% year on yea... . ...Read More