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  Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), a state-owned enterprise, is assigned to the management and exploitation of natural resources and minerals in Vietnam. It is the first state-owned enterprise that was changed into an economic group under direct control of the Government. It is one of the three state-owned Groups responsible for ensuring national energy security.
  
  

Gold Sponsor

• Global Coke Limited – Adding value to Nature’s Wealth
  
  Global Coke is one of the fastest growing merchant Coke producers in India. The company has two plants in the western coast of India. Capacities at both plants are being expanded and the company has secured not only its supply of raw materials, but has also entered into long term contacts with its buyers. Locational advantages, professional management, huge scope for upward scalability and the long term associations ensures the company with unique edges. On the anvil is a jetty to give further impetus to the company’s logistics. The Singapore office has already been opened for international operations. 
   
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  Mechel is one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies. Its business comprises four segments: mining, steel, ferroalloys and power. Mechel’s mining segment produces coking coal concentrate, steam coal, PCI, anthracites and iron ore concentrate. The company also develops one of the world's largest coking coal deposits – Elga coal deposit.
  

  
  
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  PT. Vietmindo Energitama is a 100% owned by Indonesian Company Signed Business Cooperation Contract in October 1991 with Uong Bi Coal Company Vietnam to export and market anthracite coal products. Vietmindo has carried out exploration, feasibility study, construction, pre-production with coal mining commencing in September 1997. First sale commenced in April 1998. Now, Vietmindo is fully operational to produce high quality anthracite coal to meet out customer needs and provide a reliable supply. 

  
  

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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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  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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  Korean leading company specialized in coal trading, processing and distribution with annual handling volume more than 2.0 million M/T by operating its own stockyards and coal processing facilities at  all major ports in Korea, through wide and integrated sales networks over the country.
   
  
  

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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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  COALspot.com, the ultimate, independent and one of the youngest coal news portals which provides related information on coal & bulk shipping industries as well as an interactive platform for the industry players on the net, was founded by a group of highly experienced panelists in early 2009. The portal provides most comprehensive & independent coal market coverage through inputs drawn from various sources with the objective of assisting the industry players in planning and decision making. Our value added services include a platform for coal suppliers & buyers to sell and buy coal through coal dealing desk directly without any fee to COALspot from the transacting parties, weekly actual and freight forecasts updates, coal technical desk, coal blending calculators and conversion tools, information on coal handling ports worldwide etc. Registration at COALspot.com is FREE for Coal & Bulk Shipping related Firms and Individuals. Once registered, Members can post their services and/or list their companies in our databases free of cost for increased global exposure. For more information on how we can help your business grow, please visit www.COALspot.com.

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

  
  
• 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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  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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  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 SteelHome (www.steelhome.com.cn) is dedicated to offering information and consultancy on China steel and raw material industry for international clients.  It attractes subscribers from global steel mills, distributing circle, research institutes, raw materials suppliers etc. Meanwhile, SteelHome serves as the bridge among steelmakers, traders and end users to create business opportunities, and provide more-than-expected value to steel-related parties. Contact Tina Tong for 10 day free trial, tongmei@steelhome.cn 
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.