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Pennsylvanian anthracite coal production down in 2013: trade group

Louisville, Kentucky (Platts)--24May2013/554 pm EDT/2154 GMT

After a promising year in 2012, anthracite coal production and prices are down in Pennsylvania in the first five months of 2013, hindered by increased competition overseas and disappointing demand from US steel producers, sources say.

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The Rise of Futures in International Coal Markets

The evolution of a traded futures market in the international thermal coal sector could not have been timelier (published July 2009).

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