Arch Coal

Arch Coal is a United States coal mining and processing company. The company mines, processes, and markets bituminous and sub-bituminous coal with low sulfur content in the United States. Arch Coal is the second largest supplier of coal in the U.S[1] - second only to Peabody Energy[2]. Arch Coal claims to supply 12% of the domestic market[3]. Demand comes mainly from generators of electricity [4].

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Peabody Energy Corporation

Peabody Energy Corporation, previously Peabody Coal Company, is the largest private-sector coal company in the world [2]. In 2006, Peabody sold over 247 million tons of coal. The company's coal fuels approximately 10% of the electricity generated in the United States and 3% of electricity generated throughout the world.

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CONSOL Energy

CONSOL Energy Inc. is the largest producer of high-BTU bituminous coal in the United States. It is one of the US's largest coal mining companies.

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Coal

China is the largest producer of coal in the world, while the United States contains the world's largest coal reserves. China and the US are also among the largest coal consumers. Other important coal producing countries include: Australia, India, South Africa, and Russia.

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Sino Hua-An International Bhd

Metallurgical coke producer.

Sino Hua-An’s core business is coke manufacturing. It has a metallurgical coke plant in Shandong province, China. Coking coal is the main raw material used in the production of coke, which is in turn used as fuel for the production of steel.

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http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_5237d92f-cb73c03a-39060b00-e77829a0