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• ACC’s fourth qtr net profit edges down 3.65% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  ACC, the largest cement manufacturer in India, reported a 3.65% decrease in net profit at Rs 223.4... . ...Read More

• International freight rates continue uptrend in April

  28 Apr 2016

  International freight rates continued with their upward movement in April as the freight market st... . ...Read More

• Indian power plants’ average PLF declines in 2015-16 (correction of April 27 story)

  28 Apr 2016

  The average plant load factor (PLF) of India’s coal and lignite-fired power plants fell to 6... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ 2015-16 coal consumption up 2.67%

  28 Apr 2016

  Coal consumption by India’s power utilities monitored by the Central Electricity Authority (... . ...Read More

• CIL’s despatches to power sector up 5.72% in 2015-16

  28 Apr 2016

  The despatches of coal by Coal India Ltd (CIL) to the power sector during financial year 2015-16 r... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ 2015-16 coal receipts rise 3.54%

  28 Apr 2016

  The total coal receipts, both indigenous and domestic, by Indian power utilities in 2015-16 increa... . ...Read More

• India plans to generate 1,178 BU electricity in 2016-17

  28 Apr 2016

  India’s Ministry of Power has set a target of generating 1,178 billion units (BU) of electri... . ...Read More

• India’s FY16 pithead vendible stocks rise 11.93% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  India’s pithead vendible coal stocks rose 9.64% to 65.12 million tons (mt) as on March 31, 2... . ...Read More

• India’s FY16 coal despatches up marginal 4.58% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  India’s coal despatches in 2015-16 stood at 631.43 million tons (mt), 9.74% lower from the t... . ...Read More

• CIL FY16 washed coking coal output edges up 2% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  Washed coking coal production by CIL during 2015-16 (April-March) stood at 2.15 million tons (mt),... . ...Read More

• India’s FY16 coking coal output exceeds target 2.26%

  28 Apr 2016

  India’s coking coal production in 2015-16 (April-March) surpassed the annual target of 58.92... . ...Read More

• India’s captive blocks’ FY16 output down 34.32% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  The production of coal from captive coal mines during 2015-16 (April-March), stood at 40.98 millio... . ...Read More

• India’s 2015-16 coal production edges up 4.70% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  India’s coal production during fiscal 2015-16 (April-March) stood at 637.87 mt, up 4.71% fro... . ...Read More

• ‘Coking coal to hover at $94-100/ton for few months’

  28 Apr 2016

  Premium coking coal prices, which have already reached almost $95 per ton will hover around $94-10... . ...Read More

• Marginal softness seen in S African coal prices

  29 Apr 2016

  The spot prices of standard South African coal softened on April 27 and shed the gains recorded th... . ...Read More