
BHP Billiton looks into the future
BHP Billiton sees thermal coal use dropping substantially if a global climate change agreement is reached in Paris, limiting temperature rise to 2°C.
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BHP Billiton sees thermal coal use dropping substantially if a global climate change agreement is reached in Paris, limiting temperature rise to 2°C.

Lyn Bates, Ajax Equipment Ltd, UK, explains how companies can improve the discharge of coal from hoppers and bins.

Tsubakimoto Europe helps mining equipment OEMs respond to mining company demands for increased reliability and improved after-sales service.

Savon Voima and KPA Unicon sign a contract of a flue gas scrubber delivery to the Pieksämäki power plant in Finland to significantly increase the efficiency of energy production.

RungePincockMinarco launches strategic partnership agreement with EnterChain Ltd to be its latest solutions partner, expanding its services across Russia and Kazakhstan.

Shares in Glencore have fell 30% in a day to close at a record low after analysts questioned the value of the company in an environment of prolonged weakness in the commodity markets.

Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement to equip its whole fleet with SKF’s condition monitoring solution to help avoid unexpected equipment failures and reduce costs across its 70 ships.

The largest coal mining company in northeast China is to cut 100 000 jobs as the industry continues to struggle against low prices.

US coal production has increased by 438 000 short t for the week ending 19 September however due to current prices, it is difficult to produce coal economically.

Energy access targets should include high efficiency low emissions coal-fired technologies, as well as carbon capture and storage, in order to support urbanisation and industrialisation in development countries.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from sales and acquisitions to the latest on coal mining operations.

Capture Power emphasises its commitment to delivering the White Rose Carbon Capture and Storage project, following Drax’s recent announcement to end investment into the project.