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• Bangladesh scraps 10 coal-fired power plants

  28 Jun 2021

  Bangladesh announced yesterday that it has scrapped at least 10 major coal-fired power plants as i... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal train loadings average 79.2 trains/day, down 2.8 trains/day on week: STB

  28 Jun 2021

  Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 79.2 trains/day in the week ended June 18, down 2.8 trains/... . ...Read More

• ArcelorMittal reportedly hikes steel coil prices by €30/ton

  25 Jun 2021

  ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) has raised steel coil offers by another €30/mt, following a lull of m... . ...Read More

• Seaborne CFR China met coal prices hit 10-year high

  25 Jun 2021

  Seaborne metallurgical prices, basis CFR China, hit the highest level in a decade on June 24, with... . ...Read More

• Coal Association seeks responsible Alberta development

  25 Jun 2021

  The Coal Association of Canada called for responsible coal development in Alberta in a presentatio... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal production totals 12.2 million st, up 28.7% on year: EIA

  25 Jun 2021

  Weekly US coal production was an estimated 12.2 million st in the week ended June 19, down 2.1% fr... . ...Read More

• Adani Group strikes coal at Australia's Charmichael

  25 Jun 2021

  Adani Group's Australian mining division Bravus Mining & Resources has struck coal in the ... . ...Read More

• China to use more natural gas in energy mix to 2035 - CNPC

  24 Jun 2021

  China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) expects China to cut its coal use to 44% of energy consumptio... . ...Read More

• New renewable energy projects will be more cost-effective than coal: report

  24 Jun 2021

  Nearly two-thirds of all wind and solar projects built globally last year could generate cheaper e... . ...Read More

• Chile's lower house clears controversial coal retirement bill

  24 Jun 2021

  A controversial bill to speed up Chile’s plan to retire coal generation from its power matri... . ...Read More

• Coking coal defies China bid to keep control of commodity costs

  24 Jun 2021

  Despite Beijing’s attempts to curb runaway commodity prices, the prices of key raw materials... . ...Read More

• June US coal-fired generation on track for 3-year high

  23 Jun 2021

  Coal-fired power generation in most of the US has topped 2019 and 2020 levels so far this month on... . ...Read More

• Labor, Greens veto coal move in shock Senate blow to Morrison government

  23 Jun 2021

  Labor and the Greens have delivered a shock defeat to the federal government with a Senate vote to... . ...Read More

• Gulf Power coal generation share falls to 17% in May: filing

  23 Jun 2021

  Gulf Power saw its coal generation share drop to 17% in May, compared with 34% in April, according... . ...Read More

• More Than 100 Activists Urge China to Halt Bangladesh Coal Power Project

  23 Jun 2021

  More than 100 activists from 21 countries sent a letter to China’s government on Tuesday cal... . ...Read More