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• US coal production falls 5.2% week on week in week ending Saturday

  27 Sep 2013

  US coal production, based on railroad car loading data, totaled about 19.3 million short tons duri... . ...Read More

• Coal and Climate Change

  27 Sep 2013

  In support of new Environmental Protection Agency regulations, your Sept. 23 editorial “An I... . ...Read More

• J-Power Plans to Start Japan Coal-Price Index to Cut Fuel Cost

  27 Sep 2013

  Electric Power Development Co. (9513), Japan’s largest thermal coal buyer, wants to start a ... . ...Read More

• South Africa coal producers and unions to resume talks on Monday

  27 Sep 2013

  South African coal producers and unions will meet again on Monday next week to try to hammer out w... . ...Read More

• China thermal coal futures make strong debut

  27 Sep 2013

  China's first thermal coal futures contract debuted as one of the most heavily traded contract... . ...Read More

• Australia says 47 coal-gas projects need environment assessments

  27 Sep 2013

  Australia's new government has ordered 47 major coal and coal seam gas projects to seek nati... . ...Read More

• EPA Issues New Source Rules, Separates Requirements for Coal and Gas-Fired Plants

  27 Sep 2013

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a long-awaited revised proposal for Clean Ai... . ...Read More

• Sasol Mining’s R14bn coal projects roll-out under way in Mpumalanga

  27 Sep 2013

  Coal miner Sasol Mining is in the process of replacing 60% of its coal production through four pro... . ...Read More

• Japan’s Isogo Power Plant Burnishes Clean Coal’s Credentials

  27 Sep 2013

  After the announcement Friday of strict limits on carbon emissions for new coal-fired plants in th... . ...Read More

• Two bidders left for Bosnian 450 MW coal-fired project

  27 Sep 2013

  Two bidders remain in the running to build a 450 megawatt (MW) coal-fired unit at the Tuzla power ... . ...Read More

• International coal prices largely stable

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: Thin trade in Asian markets and scant enquiries resulted in flat trend in internatio... . ...Read More

• Long queue of vessels at RBCT, coal stocks at 5.6 mt

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: There is a long queue of inbound vessels at the Richard Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in ... . ...Read More

• Indonesian coal offered at $56.50/ton FOB

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: A leading brokerage firm offered 4,700 Kcal/kg (ARB) Indonesian coal for loading in ... . ...Read More

• CTNPL floats global NIT to set up 4,000-MW Cheyyur UMPP

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Limited (CTNPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance... . ...Read More

• MSTC floats NIT to empanel associate suppliers of imported steam coal

  26 Sep 2013

  September 26: MSTC Limited, a Government of India enterprise, has floated a notice inviting tender... . ...Read More