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  China National Coal Group Corporation is a state-owned key enterprise controlled by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It mainly operates in coal production and trade, coal chemicals, CBM, pithead generation, coalmine construction, mining machine manufacture and related engineering technique service. Since reforming in May 1999, China Coal attained rapid sustainable development through continuous structure adjustment and operation reform. By the end of 2006, the total assets of China Coal were 78.47 billion RMB, and the income achieved was 53.52 billion RMB. In 2006, the coal output was 90.62 million tons and the trade amount achieved 103.16 million tons. Now the output exceeds 100 million tons and the technical level and market share of coke, mining machine manufacture and coalmine construction are leading in the industry. In December 2006, China Coal Energy Company Ltd. set by China Coal was successfully listed in Hong Kong. China Coal was No.2 in coal industry for 4 years continuously, and No.52 in TOP500 of national industry enterprises. In 2008 China Coal achieved total turnovers at 71.9 billion RMB with 11.3 billion RMB of gross profit accordingly, and the output of coal production reached 114.11 million tons of which 102.66 million tons was for trading access.

  
  
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  Datong Coal Mine Group Corporation was formed from Datong Mining Bureau which was founded on 30 August 1949. It became Datong Coal Mine Group Corporation in July 2000. In December 2003, according to the request of modern enterprise system, Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and government reformed the coal producing enterprises and coal sale and transportation enterprises in north Shanxi and established a new Datong Coal Group Corporation. After the debt for equity swap was accomplished in December 2005, it became a corporation contributed by 7 stockholders and initially forms an oversize coal group which covers Datong, Shuozhou, Qizhou, 39 counties and areas, with the capacity of over 100 million tons.  
  
  
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  Lu’an Group, which is transformed from Lu’an Mining Administration in August, 2000, lies in the southeast of Shanxi province. It is a chemical and energy enterprise specialized in coal, and multi-industries, such as coal-power-chemical, coal-coke-chemical and coal-oil-chemical with total assets of RMB17.3 billion and over 45000 staff. It is one of the 5 greatest coal enterprises and the 12 authorized units with state-owned assets in Shanxi.
   
  
  

Gold Sponsor

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  Banpu is a leading energy company in Asia. Its core businesses include coal mining and power generation
  
  
  
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  Flame S.A., established in January 2003, is an integrated shipping & trading company registered and headquartered in Lugano (Switzerland). From its inception, Flame S.A. has emerged as an influential and relevant market participant. The company’s executives have drawn on their extensive experience in the energy market, to provide innovative value adding solutions to producers and consumers around the globe.

  
  

  
  

Silver Sponsor

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  China Shenhua Energy Company Limited ("CSEC") is the leading integrated coal-based energy company focusing on the coal and power businesses in China. We are one of the largest coal companies in the world. We are the second largest publicly listed coal company in the world as measured by proved and probable reserves as of 31 December 2006 and are the second largest publicly listed coal saler in the world as measured by our 2006 coal sales volume. In the mean time, we are the largest coal producer and export coal producer in China, and we have the largest scale of quality coal reserve in China.
  
  
  
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  Inspectorate is now a Bureau Veritas Group company. With a global network in more than 100 countries across the world, Inspectorate is at the forefront of third party sampling and analysis. Our headquarters is at Witham, Essex, UK and we offer pre-shipment inspection, commodity inspection and testing, draft survey, marine services and laboratory management. 
   

   

  
  
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  MEC Coal invests in and manages large-scale coal projects in Indonesia. The company is developing  large greenfield coal mines in Asia with estimated resources of 2.5 billion mt. With a vision from mines to market; part of the project entails developing a 130 km railway freight corridor to the port.
  
  
  
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  Mongolia Energy Corporation Limited is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx Stock Code: 276) with headquarters in Hong Kong. We are a mining and energy developer, acquiring energy and resources concessions, and operating in Mongolia and Xinjiang in north western China.
  
  
  
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  Tanitocoal produces bituminous thermal coal and semi-soft coking coal from its three mines in East Kalimantan. These are PT Tanito Harum, PT Mahakam Sumber Jaya and PT Santan Batubara.

  In 2009 Tanito's total sales will be 10 million tonnes.

  Mr. David Heap
  Tel: +62 21 634 5222 (office)
  Mobile: +62 (0) 816 971493 (Indo)
  Mobile: +61 (0) 418 349247 (Australia)
  e-mail: david_heap@tanito.co.id

  
  

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  ACCC offersour Patent Pending CC-88 

  Coal Combustion Catalyst. CC-88  Coal Catalyst speeds up combustion reactions to burn hotter and at lower ignition temperatures. CC-88 reduces harmful NOX & SOX and CO emissions. CC-88 Coal Catalyst will improves energy efficiency and reduce boiler operation costs by reducing slagging and fouling of the boiler system.

  
  
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  China Minmetals Corporation, founded in 1950, is a large sized group dealing worldwide in development, production, trading and operation for metals and minerals. It is also engaged in finance, real estate and logistics. In 1999, China Minmetals was listed among the 44 "key enterprises" with a great bearing on national security and economic lifeline under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government.
   
  
  
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  Hancock Prospecting continues gaining strong momentum on its Alpha Coal and Kevin’s Corner Projects in Central Queensland, Australia.  The projects are similar in scale and will share significant rail and port infrastructure, securing their status as one of the largest coal mine sites in the world. The mines associated with each project are expected to produce 30 million tonnes per annum of high-quality thermal coal over a 30 plus years life.  The timeline for commencement of construction for the Alpha Coal Project is 2011, with first shipments of high quality thermal coal expected in 2013.  The Kevin’s Corner Project is in planning to meet similar timelines.  Hancock Prospecting, through its wholly-owned subsidiary companies Hancock Coal Pty Ltd (Alpha Coal) and Hancock Galilee (Kevin’s Corner), is maintaining focus on the individual requirements of each project. 
  

   

  
  
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  Shanxi Coal Import & Export Group Co., Ltd. mainly deals with the coal production, domestic sales, import and export etc. Total volume of coal trading is 42.85million tons in 2008, including 1.01M tons of imported coal and 4.16M tons for export.
  
  

  
  

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  OFFICIAL PUBLICATION Global coal market’s original trading and transport magazine, Coaltrans International is the official journal for Coaltrans Conferences.

  
  

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  AAA Minerals lnternational is a service and consulting company specializing in Chinese energy and minerals. Our coal research team and associates (based in Beijing, China) provide inter-national clients with professional consulting services, comprehensive information and in-depth studies on Chinesemineral and coaVCBMresoures, production, utilitization, marketing and their impact on the safery environment, health and economic developments. ln addition to China Coal Newsletter, our products include various databases, maps and studies.

  
  
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  Established in 1970, Argus is a privately held, UK-registered publishing company. Headquartered in London, Argus also has offices in Houston, Moscow, Singapore, and Washington with bureaux in Beijing, Dubai and Tokyo. Argus provides business intelligence, price information and market data for the international energy markets including coal. Supplied in multiple formats to suit individual requirements, Argus will ensure that you are kept informed about the latest developments in your sector. For further information, please visit our website: www.argusmedia.com

  
  
• China Coal Resource (http://en.sxcoal.com), established by Fenwei Energy Consulting Co., Ltd. in 1998, is China’s premier consultancy and service provider in coal and coke areas. With over a decade’s development, the website has become the most convenient portal for foreign enterprises to understand Chinese coal and related industries, make investment and conduct cooperation. It is maintained by more than 360 staffs spreading all over China, which ensures our quick and accurate response to the coal market and major events. With a team of renowned and experienced experts, analysts and engineering staff from China’s coal industry, we can provide resource and market survey and mine construction services as we have done for many well-known global companies over the past years.
  
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  Coalportal is a subscription based, online newsletter and coal price index service for the international coal market. Subscribers can download newsletters covering key coal producing regions such as Australia, China, South Africa, and Indonesia. Contact info@energypublishing.biz

  
  
• Dry Cargo International (DCi) is the only monthly magazine covering the dry bulk industry. It is essential reading for all senior executives and decision makers in the industry, and is the leading source of vital market information. The publication owes its success to an innovative approach to the provision of key information on the global dry market in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner. It does so by understanding and responding to the needs of today’s senior executives and decision-makers.
  
• e-Coal Consultancy provides consulting services and market information to the international coal industry and has high profile clients in every continent. We focus on quality, informed analysis, reasoned commentary, and innovation. Information is provided by a network of long-standing professionals throughout the industry including marketing managers, mining engineers, economists, lawyers, port operators, shipbrokers, traders, and coal consumers. e-coal.com is able to reach thousands of professionals throughout the world through our extensive contacts database which has been growing over some 25 years. Our weekly subscription-based newsletter, Coal Market Intelligence, covers 11 spot markets worldwide, gives key information on the latest deals and tenders, company news, people and jobs, industrial relations, and ports, shipping, and freight rates. e-coal.com has been particularly pleased with the continued positive response from clients on the superior quality of price reporting which is unbiased and totally independent.

  
  
• The Strategist Private Limited is a publishing house and consultancy with its core strength rooted in Asia’s oil, gas, power and petrochemical industries. An office in Vancouver, Canada was set up to serve customers in the oil, gas, power, environmental and engineering industries. Founded in 1993, EnergyAsia has a stable of publications. They include: EnergyAsia Daily, EnergyAsia Report, a monthly publication Renewables Report, a monthly report on solar power, wind power, hydro and biofuels.
  
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  globalCOAL is the world's premier marketplace facilitator for trading coal and coal related services, information and instruments. The company was founded by leading members of the world coal industry to promote the electronic trading of coal by creating standardised coal quality specifications and a Standard Coal Trading Agreement (SCoTA).

  
  
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  International Bulk Journal (IBJ) has continually provided news and analysis to companies in the dry bulk industry on developments within the transport chain for 25 years. In addition, IBJ brings you personality profiles of leading industry figures, independent marine insurance data, expanded analysis of the global bunker fleet, commodity pricing and futures and extra coverage of the minor bulk trades.

  
  
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  Metal Bulletin is a powerful portfolio of decision-support information and trading data.  The service provides breaking news and globally accepted reference prices on all global metals and steels, plus an extensive archive.  Delivered online, via email and via a weekly print edition, Metal Bulletin is the must-read publication for today's generation of business leaders.  A subscription includes; breaking news online; daily email news; pricing data including Metal Bulletin’s own globally accepted reference prices; analyse and interrogate pricing trends in the online archive; plus the historical data you need make business decisions with confidence; 50 issues a year of Metal Bulletin magazine.  Take a trial of this service today - click here http://www.metalbulletin.com/freetrial.asp.  Or if you wish to subscribe, click here http://www.metalbulletinstore.com/product.asp?PositionID=17963&ProductID=6913&LS=577.

  
  
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  Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading global provider of energy and commodities information. With a century of business experience, Platts serves customers across more than 150 countries. An independent provider, Platts serves the oil, natural gas, electricity, emissions, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical, shipping, and metals markets from 17 offices worldwide. Platts' real-time news, pricing, analytical services and conferences help markets operate with transparency and efficiency. Traders, risk managers, analysts, and industry leaders depend upon Platts to help them make better trading and investment decisions.

  
  
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  Published four times a year, Port Technology International is the only technical preview and review of advanced technologies for ports, harbours and terminals worldwide. The semi-hardback journal features over 40 technical papers written by leading industry professionals, covering a wide range of topics from terminal operating systems, port construction and planning to terminal management and container handling. The journal is divided into distinctive sections, reflecting emerging trends and technical innovations that lead to greater efficiency and higher productivity in ports and terminals. The dedicated dry bulk handling section includes articles on all types of equipment used to transport and handle bulk materials from the mine to the ship. Industry experts also write about the latest issues affecting the sector, and the challenges facing operations today. Our website www.porttechnology.org is also updated daily with all the latest news in both the dry bulk handling sector and the ports and terminals industry as a whole.

  
  
• Shanghai Zoom Intelligence is a privately held company, who provides competitive intelligence service to the organizations and companies in the energy sector. By tracking and monitoring a broad range of both print and online media, to gather latest public data and information and uncover the updated trends of your industry and monitor competitiors to keep organizations and companies informed and stay competitive in the industry. Shanghai Zoom Intelligence offers media monitoring programs, helps companies to do ad-hoc media searches on specific subjects, to collect market intelligence and competitor intelligence.
  
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  The RZD-Partner is the leading transport business edition in Russia. It has been published since 1998. The main objective of the magazine is to meet the information needs of transport market players and guide the readers through the major events and trends of the sector. A wide range of issues of transport branch functioning in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States is discussed in the RZD-Partner magazine with an emphasis on railway cargo transportation.

  
  
• Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Through our scale, depth, breadth and unique ability to connect communities, Thomson Reuters powers the world's financial markets like never before. With some 370,000 financial market professionals relying on our services we deliver the intelligent information enabling our customers to make the best decisions. Our comprehensive range of services for the commodities sector provide our customers with the tools for creating new value along with the ability to work more effectively. With over 2,600 editorial staff worldwide and an unrivalled network of commodities journalists these services carry market-leading news, analysis and the full breadth and depth of data needed to succeed in the global coal market.
  
  
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  Wood Mackenzie is the most comprehensive source of knowledge about the world’s energy and metals industries. We analyse and advise on every stage along the value chain - from discovery to delivery, and beyond - to provide clients with the commercial insight that makes them stronger.
  

  
  
• World Coal is the comprehensive source of technical and analytical information for the international coal industry. It covers the entire coal chain, from mine to power plant. Every month features a regional report, regular features on key aspects of the coal chain and monthly news and editorial comment. World Coal’s readership includes key decision makers from every sector of the industry.