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• LafargeHolcim to go ahead with asset sale as Dalmia withdraws plea

  10 May 2016

  France’s Lafarge and Holcim of Switzerland merged in July last year to form the world’... . ...Read More

• Coal May Survive, But Its Profitability Is Dead

  10 May 2016

  With the market capitalization of the coal industry down 94 percent since 2011, one question has t... . ...Read More

• Army Corps of Engineers blocks giant coal export terminal at Cherry Point

  10 May 2016

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has dealt a possibly fatal blow to a giant coal-export terminal p... . ...Read More

• Can West Virginia’s Donald Trump Save Coal Country?

  10 May 2016

  Everybody in West Virginia knows Jim Justice saved the state’s historic Greenbrier resort fr... . ...Read More

• U.S. Denies Permit for Coal Terminal in Washington State

  10 May 2016

  U.S. Denies Permit for Coal Terminal in Washington State   The coal industry, shaken by d... . ...Read More

• Forget coal, just help coal workers

  10 May 2016

  When West Virginians vote in Tuesday's presidential primary, their choices will include Donald... . ...Read More

• Slight firmness in SA spot coal prices on lower cargo hint

  09 May 2016

  Spot prices of South African coal, on May 6, inched up a bit on higher bids amidst indication of l... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s April e-auction offering increases 54.5% y-o-y

  09 May 2016

  Coal offering by Coal India Ltd (CIL) for sale through e-auction showed a sharp increase of 54.5% ... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks at 17 ports up 5% w-o-w: InterOcean

  09 May 2016

  Imported coal stocks at 17 ports stood at 12.53 million tons (mt) on May 5, 2016, up 5.44% compare... . ...Read More

• No offer for G2 grade in April on other platform

  09 May 2016

  There were no offers for G2 grade (GCV ranging from 6,701-7,000 Kcal/Kg) coal by CIL for allotment... . ...Read More

• No offer for G1 grade in April e-auction on other platform

  09 May 2016

  There were no offers for G1 grade (GCV above 7,000 Kcal/kg) coal by CIL for allotment through MSTC... . ...Read More

• Very strong demand for ungraded coal in April e-auction

  09 May 2016

  Very strong demand was seen for ungraded coal offered by CIL for allotment through MSTC in April 2... . ...Read More

• Good demand seen for coking coal in Apr on other platform

  09 May 2016

  Good demand was witnessed for washery grade (W2, W3 & W4) coking coal offered by CIL for allot... . ...Read More

• Apr spot allotment via other platform down 16% m-o-m

  09 May 2016

  The total offering of coal through the spot e-auction conducted by Coal India (CIL) subsidiaries d... . ...Read More

• Strong response to special forward e-auction in Apr auction

  09 May 2016

  A very strong response was witnessed in the special forward e-auction conducted by Coal India Ltd ... . ...Read More