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• U.S. expected to lead global consolidation trend in coal

  26 May 2015

  The coal industry is expecting a wave of consolidation, led by the U.S. market, as years of depres... . ...Read More

• Study: EPA plan will further hurt coal

  26 May 2015

  A new government analysis of President Barack Obama’s signature effort to fight climate chan... . ...Read More

• Beijing promises coal-free power by 2017 to fight pollution

  26 May 2015

  Beijing will build four gas-fired power and heating plants by next year and shut the last of its c... . ...Read More

• Duda Win Puts Ailing Coal Mines in Focus for Polish Utilities

  26 May 2015

  Polish utilities risk becoming an unwitting casualty of Andrzej Duda’s victory in Sunday&rsq... . ...Read More

• Cement factories in Egypt face difficulty in using coal within energy mix

  26 May 2015

  Cement factory owners said the specifications set by the Ministry of Environment on trade, transpo... . ...Read More

• Coal India plans to cut workforce by 30%; aims to reduce average age of executives from 47 to 30 in 5 years

  25 May 2015

  State-run monopoly Coal IndiaBSE -0.36 % plans to cut its workforce by nearly a third and reduce t... . ...Read More

• Auction for commercial coal mining likely in FY16: Coal Secretary Anil Swarup

  25 May 2015

  The government is preparing to take the next big leap in the coal sector and hopes to auction bloc... . ...Read More

• Enforcement Directorate acts against Electrosteel Castings in coal block allocation case

  25 May 2015

  The Enforcement Directorate has initiated action against Electrosteel Castings for its alleged inv... . ...Read More

• Punjab hands over coal mine to controversial firm

  25 May 2015

  The Punjab government has once again given the coal mining contract to a controversial firm that h... . ...Read More

• Walking on hot coals

  25 May 2015

  After the success of the auction of coal mines where a sum of Rs 2 lakh crore is to be fetched ove... . ...Read More

• Adani CEO says India will remain an importer of coal

  25 May 2015

  India will be an importer of coal for many years to come, says the head of the country’s ene... . ...Read More

• Indonesia to India Panamax charter rates at around US$ 5500

  25 May 2015

  The freight market softened in all segments this past week. The BDI was dropped 7.57 percent wee... . ...Read More

• US weekly coal carloads drop to lowest total in 120 weeks: AAR

  25 May 2015

  US railroads originated a new year-low volume of coal carloads for the week ending May 16, marking... . ...Read More

• Arch Coal Taps Restructuring Advisers Amid Debt

  25 May 2015

  Arch Coal Inc. has tapped restructuring advisers to explore ways to decrease its multibillion-doll... . ...Read More

• Coal seam gas drilling is back in NSW after the state puts up its hands over a court case

  25 May 2015

  Coals seam gas drilling is expected to start again in NSW following the end of legal action by an ... . ...Read More