Coal

South32 South Africa Energy Coal has donated two light duty vehicles to the Mpuma Waste Material Primary Co-operative.

Arch Coal has reached a global settlement with certain of its secured lenders and the official committee of unsecured lenders.

German coal trader, HMS Bergbau, has bought a stake in Zimfin Capital, giving it access to coal processing capacity in Mpumalanga.

TerraCom Ltd has announced that the company is to acquire Blair Athol Coal Mine in Queensland, Australia.

The Swedish government has approved the divestment of Vattenfall’s German lignite assets.

The Chief Executive of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), Michael Roche, has announced his intention to step down in 2016.

Coal India has partnered with Solar Energy Corp. of India to develop 200 MW of solar power.

HMS Bergbau made a profit of €0.2 million in the 2015 financial year, despite continued galls in the price of coal.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. is restructuring its traditional power business in anticipation of a lower projection for US coal generation.

Westmoreland Coal has modified terms of its revolving credit line to provide more flexibility to its seasonal borrowing facilities.

More aggressive supply cuts will see thermal coal prices steady this year and rise to 2020.

The American Coal Association has criticised a White House report into the federal coal leasing programme.

A tentative labour agreement between the Bituminous Coal Operators Association and the United Mine Workers of America has been reached, which, once ratified, will run through 2021.

Cokal is close to completing its relocation of management and administrative functions to Indonesia.

UCG developer Carbon Energy is to investigate installing a solar power plant at its Bloodwood Creek site following a ban on UCG development in Queensland.