China Coal Energy sees raw coal output up 43.9 pct in Jan.

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25 Feb 2010

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. produced more than 10.49 million metric tons (tonnes) of raw coal in January, 43.9 percent beyond the 7.29 million tonnes of the same period in 2009, the company announced.

Its coal sales volume increased 38 percent on year to 7.12 mill ion tonnes.
The following table compares its operation and production data for January 2010 and January 2009. Item Unit Jan. 2010 Jan. 2009 Growth rate y-o-y (pct) Raw coal output volume mln tonnes 10.49 7.29 43.9 Coke output volume mln tonnes 0.22 0.12 83.3 Output value of coal mining mln yuan 560.7 458.48 22.3 Coal sales volume mln tonnes 7.12 5.16 38.0 -- Domestic sales of self-produced coal mln tonnes 6.43 4.85 32.6 -- Export sales of self-produced coal mln tonnes 0.07 0 -- -- Domestic coal trade mln tonnes 0.15 0.08 87.5 -- Export agency sales mln tonnes 0.35 0.23 52.2 -- Import mln tonnes 0.12 0 --
The coke output volume excludes equity production attributable to the 45 percent interest China Coal and Coke Xuyang Limited hold in China Coal Energy.
The mining equipment output value increased 22.3 percent on yea r to 561 million yuan in January.

Source: Xinhua