JFE Steel Corp. orders a fourth vertical roller mill, LM 28.3 D, which produces pulverised coal for injection into the blast furnace, from Loesche for its integrated iron and steel works in Fukuyama, Japan.
Total has announced that it has closed the sale of its South African coal mining assets, following government approval of the divestment.
Cloud Peak Energy enters an agreement with a local landowner near the Cordero Rojo Mine to access additional coal reserves and potentially develop the mine.
Indian thermal coal imports at major ports jumped 24% y/y from April – July, despite a government push to increase domestic production.
BHP Billiton has announced underlying earnings from its coal business of US$348 million in the twelve months to 30 June 2015.
According to the latest report from the US Energy Information Agency, coal production in the US for the week ending 15 August rose for the second straight week but continues to fall short of last year.