Walter Industries Subsidiary, Jim Walter Resources, Announces Higher Priced Coal Contracts.
- Higher Natural Gas Prices also Contributing to Stronger Revenue - TAMPA, Fla., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Walter Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) announced today that its subsidiary, Jim Walter Resources ("JWR"), has negotiated a number of new and existing coal contracts with price increases up...

Local producer inks coal export deal.
The coal supply contract stipulates that Glencore will have to buy 90,000 metric tons of steaming coal produced out of Sultan's Bislig coal mine in Surigao del Sur. The contracted coal volume has been specified for delivery between August to December this year. With incessantly...

ICE to Begin Introduction of Over 50 New OTC Cleared Contracts.
**First Tranche of Contracts to Launch December 5** ATLANTA, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. , a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced plans to introduce more than 50 additional cleared energy contracts in its OTC marketplace beginning December 5, 2008,...

Stifel Nicolaus to Carry Some Genscape Data in its Weekly Coal Market Analysis.
Coal stockpile data offers insight into the state of the generation fuel markets NEW YORK, Jan 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Genscape Inc., the only supplier of real- time power plant output and transmission status information has announced that it is making some of its coal stockpile data available...

Review and prospects of China's petroleum and petrochemical market.
2 Environment of the petroleum and petrochemical market in 2007 The political situation in the world was stable in 2007, the world economy maintained a sound growth, the crude oil price in the international market was high and increased further, the current surplus in domestic financial market...

Coal tar is driven by downstream.
Coal tar is a by-product derived from high temperature coking of coal, which accounts for around 4% of the dry coal. It is mainly composed of aromatic hydrocarbons. Coal tar is a valuable raw material in the production of plastics, synthetic fibers, dyestuffs, synthetic rubbers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and high-temperature...

Geography of British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transition.
Brett McGillivray. Geography of British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transition, 2nd ed. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2005. 282 pages. $95.00 cloth. Regional geography, the analysis of a defined area's physical and human characteristics, has a long tradition within geography. But in the aftermath of the discipline's so-called...

Record Trainloads of Coal Moving to Nation's Utilities.
Union Pacific Sets Records for Monthly and Daily Performance OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With winter energy needs nearing their peak, Union Pacific is moving record trainloads of coal from Wyoming's Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) and coal-producing mines in Colorado and Utah. During...

Mechel Announces Decisions of The Board of Directors.
MOSCOW, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mechel OAO announces appointment of Mr. Igor Zyuzin to the position of Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors of Mechel OAO appointed Mr. Igor Zyuzin, currently Chairman of the Board and core shareholder, to the position of CEO. In addition, the...

US fund group invests in Antique; Buys 5.03 percent stake from Semirara mining firm.
CEBU CITY -- The world's largest mutual fund group, Boston, Massachusetts-based Fidelity Management and Research Co. (FMR), has acquired a 5.03 percent stake in the Philippines biggest coal producer, Semirara Mining Corp. FMR, with $ 1.2 trillion in assets under management in more than 300 mutual funds,...