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  Alinos  Enterprises Ltd. is  the largest steam coal supplier from Russia.
  With sales of 26-28 million tonnes of coal annually the company occupies about 30% of total steam coal export from that country.
   
  The   company   offers  all  coal  grades  and  delivers  them  to  Europe, the Mediterranean  and  the Asian-Pacific region through major ports in Russia, Latvia,  Estonia  and  Ukraine.  Power stations, steel mills, cement works, households  and  other  consumers  from  more  than  40 countries burn coal supplied by Alinos Enterprises Ltd.
  

  
  

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  Anglo Coal’s strategy is focused on serving the power generation and steel making sectors from large, low cost, and predominantly export oriented coal basins.  Anglo Coal delivers this strategy through its diverse, high quality asset portfolio in South Africa, Australia and the Americas, and also aims to be a long term reliable supplier to its customers.  It also aims to be a leader in the industry in the pursuit of cleaner coal solutions to the world’s energy needs.  Anglo Coal’s strategy is based on the three pillars of operational excellence, growth and securing the future. 
  
  In 2008, Anglo coal production reached a record of 99.5mt of which its South African mines produced 59.4mt, its Australia operations 27.8mt, its South America operations 11.5mt and its recently established mine in Canada 0.8mt.
  

  
  

  
  
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  Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc (MUSI) is an established participant in the global commodity derivatives business.  MUSI is active in the energy complex, emissions and base metals markets.

  As part of its ongoing expansion plan, MUSI has now applied its twenty years of commodity trading expertise to the financial coal derivatives market.  The products on offer range from plain vanilla swaps to bespoke solutions.

  MUSI is committed to providing first-class price risk management services to its clients and we welcome the opportunity to work with new customers to develop customised solutions.

  For more information please call +44 (0) 20 7577 2436  or email MUSICommodities@int.sc.mufg.jp

  
  

Gold Sponsor

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  With more than 100 years experience, Coeclerici operates worldwide through its mining, trading, logistics and shipping divisions ensuring the integrated management of the entire raw material procurement cycle and guaranteeing high efficiency, safety and quality to the industrial customers.

  
  
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  Endulwini Resources Limited Company was established in 1998 as a forward-looking company and has positioned itself as recognized player in natural resources in Africa. The company hopes to maximize shareholders’ value through exploration, incubation, mining, benefication, trade, export and exploitation of the whole value chain. The company’s current business focus is on coal, base metals, and platinum.
  
  
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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.

  
  

  
  
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  One of Europe’s leading ports for coal logistics and processing. The facilities offered by dedicated terminals include transhipment, storage, crushing, blending, screening and washing.
  
  
  
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  Saif, company based in  Genoa ( Liguria - Italy ) , with exclusive competences, reliability,  enthusiasm and innovation orientation has been contributing for 25 years to the development of the production chain of different kind of fuels, solid traditional and alternative, placing itself as leading supplier for manufactures of building materials and for the industry in general.

  
  
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  SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. Recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity, we employ over 55,000 people and operate a network of more than 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.
   
  

  
   

  
  
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  Southern Coal Corporation is one the largest privately held coal companies in the US. Southern Coal will produce in excess of 5.8 Million tons of Metallurgical and Steam coal in 2009, with an expected production to be in excess of 10M tons FY 2010. The company controls more than 600 Million tons of reserves in WV, VA, TN , and KY.

   

  
  

Silver Sponsor

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  As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with private banking, investment banking and asset management services worldwide. Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 46,700 people
  
  
  
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  Holman Fenwick Willan is an international law firm advising in all matters connected with the international coal industry. Our clients include international mining groups, traders, power generators, steel companies and other industrial users, financial institutions, insurers (including captives), shipowners and charterers. We advise on a broad range of corporate transactions and commercial contracts. In addition we have extensive experience of disputes in the coal sector, in multiple jurisdictions. As a result our lawyers are recognised as market leaders in the provision of legal services to our coal clients.
  

  
  
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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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  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. Additional information is available at http://www.platts.com
   
  
  
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  JSC Siberian Anthracite is a producer of high quality Russian anthracite  At the same time it is itself an anthracite trading and marketing company providing a wide range of services to its customers. The company operates four anthracite mines and two washing plants in the Novosibirsk region of Russia. Planned annual production capacity for 2008 is approximately 3,000,000 mts of anthracite

   

  
  
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  UK COAL is a mining, property and energy company and Britain's biggest producer of coal, operating four deep and six surface mines.  Employing 3,100 people, the Company produces eight million tonnes of coal a year, 15% of the total amount of coal burned in the UK.
    
  One of Britain's largest brownfield site property developers, UK COAL owns a substantial land portfolio, which has major potential for redevelopment.
  
  
  
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  United Bulk Carriers International, a company established in Madeira, is an operator of drybulk carriers which operates worldwide. United operates a fleet of 25 panamax vessels with an overall deadweight tonnage of 1.8 million tons. to serve its portfolio made by long term contracts of affreightment with top-notch industrial producers and international commodities trading houses.

  
  

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  Energy Coal S.p.A., is privately held company, headquartered in Genoa, Italy, active in the supply, trading, distribution and distribution and upgrading of solid fuels and high value carbon products for the steel making industry, for power plants and cement production. The company, founded in 1987 under the name Energy S.p.A., has a long history of service to the solid fuels industry. The company has a strong management team of professionals, each wih long standing experience in the solid fuels and carbon trading industry.
  
  
  
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  HMS Bergbau AG is a coal trading company based in Berlin that is listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company is actively expanding into coal production and specialized in international trade with coal products as well as other raw materials for the energy and steel industries. HMS has long lasting customer relationships with leading coal consumers in Europe, Asia and Americas.

  
  
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  London Commodity Brokers Ltd. (LCB) was established in Aug 2005 as a result of identifying a niche in the market for an Over The Counter (OTC) brokerage service in the physical coal market. As a result of our success and the increase in demand for our services we now have a presence in London, India, Hong Kong & China. LCB is an OTC inter dealer broker specializing in bulk physical commodities. LCB do not take principal positions.

  LCB initially started operating in the thermal coal market brokering physical as well as derivative trades, which allows the customers to hedge their physical exposures. LCB has to date concluded trades totalling over 100 million tonnes of coal.

  LCB has successfully replicated this business model in the Iron Ore market through our sister company London Dry Bulk (LDB). LDB is the world’s first physical and derivatives iron ore broker. We broker non-origin specific FOB and CFR China cargos of iron ore and Iron Ore Swaps cleared through both SGX Exchange in Singapore and LCH.Clearnet in London. LDB is driving the commoditization of iron ore towards index linked physical trading with the ability to hedge prices using iron ore swaps.

  LCB’s and LDB’s diverse client base includes mining houses, utilities, banks, trading houses, manufactures and end users, enabling us to source both buyers and sellers of bulk commodities at competitive prices assuring anonymity in the markets.

  
  
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  The Italian Shipowning Company Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori has been operating seven generations in the dry cargo sector. In 2007 RBD Armatori S.p.A. carried 30 million tons of dry commodities with a fleet consisting of 5 owned Panamax Bulk Carriers and 50 chartered medium/long period chartered Panamax Bulk Carriers.  
   
  
  

   

  
  
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  Simpson Spence & Young was founded in 1880 and is one of the largest international shipbroking organisations. Offices in New York and London were added in the 1960s so that the company now has a total of fifteen offices world-wide.
  
  
  
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  TALTEK is a steam coal producer with five openpit mines in Kuzbass region, Siberia. TALTEK owns the port of Kandalaksha in the White Sea which is the main outlet for the company’s exports. TALTEK exports about 80pc of its coal production and ships output through the Black sea port Mariupol in addition to Kandalaksha. 
  
  TALTEK UK Ltd. is a trading subsidiary of TALTEK.TALTEK owns licences for about 300mn t of coal reserves and is in the process of building a new openpit mine. More information is available on the website: http://www.taltek.net/
  
  
  

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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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  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

  
  
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  Coal International is probably the oldest English language coal magazine in the world, having started in 1858 as the Colliery Guardian. It expanded to become an international publication when the UK coal industry was privatised, and is now regarded worldwide as the No.1 journal within the coal industry.

  
  
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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

  
  
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  Engineering News is South Africa’s premier source of weekly real-economy news on projects, products, policies, personalities and technoeconomic progress, covering a wide range of industries – from agroprocessing to information technology – mainly in South and Southern Africa. Each week, 14 659 copies are circulated and read by 77 692 readers.

  
  
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  Mining Weekly, with a weekly readership of over 74 000, is South Africa’s premier source of weekly news on mining developments, provides in-depth coverage of mining projects and the personalities reshaping the mining industry. The publication is an increasingly global source of information for those involved in the mining sector.

  
  
• 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.

  
  
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  Energy Publishing, Inc is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based publishing company that produces a variety of newsletters and databases for the U.S. and international coal and energy industries. Energy Publishing features the daily market newsletter, Coal & Energy Price Report and the weekly industry publication, U.S. Coal Review. The company also produces Coal Americas, a fortnightly newsletter that focuses on U.S. and Canadian imports and exports, North American metallurgical coal & coke and Latin American production, exports & mine/market developments. Energy Publishing also features a monthly petroleum coke newsletter, The Petcoke Report, and it's newest digest, Clean Coal.

  
  
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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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  International Mining is a world leading monthly technical magazine for mining company management. IM goes deeper into the issues of the global mining industry - looking closely at techniques and technology, sustainable development, environmental management and more. It circulates to 145 countries around the world and is now the only magazine for global technical management in exploration, mining, mineral processing and metallurgy that publishes a copy every month. Thus IM provides the widest and most timely scope of technical information on offer. International Mining Project News, published fortnightly, closely monitors new projects, collecting and reporting data on new prefeasibility studies and updating ongoing feasibility studies and development projects globally.

  
  
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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.

  
  
• 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.