Coal

Colombia’s coal exports in September almost tripled year-on-year to 8.225 million t.

The latest Thomson Reuters Point Carbon report shows coal and carbon price levels have settled.

The Shell-Wison hybrid coal gasification demonstration plant has successfully commenced operations in Nanjing.

The first fully mobile crushing system has gone into operation in the Baiyinhua coalfield.

Water stress poses a significant challenge to the Chinese coal mining and coal-fired power industries.

Patriot Coal has won court approval of the terms of a reorganisation that will allow the company to exit bankruptcy.

Two coal projects in the US have been added to the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum’s R&D portfolio.

Brazilian mining giant, Vale, announces record coal production in positive Q3 results.

The seaborne metallurgical coal market is expected to reach 394 million t by 2035, 51% higher than the 2012 level.

The Labour Party is calling for the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to withdraw from investing in coal producers and financing coal-fired operations.

FLSmidth writes down Ludowici investment as the outlook for coal deteriorates.

Dr Lesley Sloss, IEA Clean Coal Centre, discusses the challenges of quantifying emissions from spontaneous coal combustion.

Short-term market outlook from Thompson Reuters Point Carbon suggests coal and carbon prices will remain subdued.

Dr Stephen Mills, IEA Clean Coal Centre, discusses the benefits of combining renewable energy sources with coal.

Indonesian coal producer Bumi has released its third quarter results, highlighting a 10% increase in coal production levels to 6 million t.