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• China sets tax on low-grade coal imports; Indonesia unaffected

  03 Sep 2013

  China has announced a 3 percent tax on imports of steam coal with low calorific value but the move... . ...Read More

• CIL arm readies 2 blocks for underground gasification

  03 Sep 2013

  Two blocks from the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), a Coal India subsidiary, a... . ...Read More

• South East Asia Resources completes coal offtake deal

  03 Sep 2013

  South East Asia Resources Limited completed an offtake coal agreement through its wholly owned sub... . ...Read More

• Beijing aims to slash coal use

  03 Sep 2013

  The Beijing municipal government has vowed to slash the capital's consumption of coal by more ... . ...Read More

• Pet coke along Detroit River removed, says mayor

  03 Sep 2013

  The mounds of petroleum coke along the shores of the Detroit River that have prompted environmenta... . ...Read More

• Poor Germany: the gap between rich and poor widens

  03 Sep 2013

  The ‘Zeche Minister Stein’ coal mine in Dortmund-Eving, Germany used to extract up to ... . ...Read More

• Prosecutors raise stakes against Whitehaven hoax accused Moylan

  03 Sep 2013

  Commonwealth prosecutors are seeking to take their case against accused Whitehaven Coal share hoax... . ...Read More

• Higher electricity bills likely for Tampa Electric consumers

  03 Sep 2013

  Tampa Electric customers could see slightly higher bills beginning in January, primarily due to ... . ...Read More

• Coal soot melted Alpine glaciers: Experts

  03 Sep 2013

  Sooty air from coal burning triggered the initial melting of the mountain glaciers in the European... . ...Read More

• Indonesian prices soft, SA coal dips on low Asian demand

  02 Sep 2013

  September 2: Continued lack of enquiries from Asian countries amidst lacklustre demand from Europe... . ...Read More

• WBMDTCL floats notice to allot coal via spot e-auction

  02 Sep 2013

  September 2: West Bengal Mineral Development & Trading Corporation Limited (WBMDTCL) has float... . ...Read More

• RRVUNL floats NIT for processing of 0.1 mt raw coal per month

  02 Sep 2013

  September 2: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUN), a Government of Rajasthan under... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Vizag port up 2.16% m-o-m in July

  02 Sep 2013

  September 2: Coal handling at Vizag port slightly moved up by 2.16% to 756,000 tons in July 2013 c... . ...Read More

• SREI merges DPSC, IPCL; new co to require 2 mt of coal

  02 Sep 2013

  September 2: The SREI Group has merged two group companies, India Power Corporation India Limited ... . ...Read More

• Govt to sell 4 units of Cement Corporation of India

  02 Sep 2013

  September2: The government has invited expression of interest (EoI) for the outright sale on four ... . ...Read More