Coal - 21 December 2015

Coal of Africa’s proposed takeover of Universal Coal has been approved by Competition Commission South Africa.

Pennsylvania anthracite producer, Atlantic Coal, has suspended its AIM listing in order to pursue the acquisition of a larger rival.

Loesche to resell four coal mills, type LM 20.2D and LM 19.2D, from Electrabel Belgium’s coal-fired power plant in Belgium, which decommissioned in 2014.

The US National Mining Association has indicated Paris climate agreement would lead to larger bills for US consumers. It emphasised developing technology for clean coal is a better way to address climate change.