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Thursday, 04 February 10
MASSEY CEO 'NOT EXCITED' ABOUT PROSPECT OF QUARTERLY COAL PRICING
 US coal producer Massey Energy is not in favour of switching to a quarterly pricing schedule for metallurgical coal, from the current annual price benchmark settlement, CEO Don Blankenship said on Wednesday.
The biggest producer of steelmaking coal, BHP Billiton, is reportedly pushing customers to accept a quarterly system.
Blankenship said that, while Massey would likely follow BHP's lead if the diversified mining group is successful in achieving the change, he believes quarterly pricing would make planning increasingly difficult for coal miners.
“We are not excited about it. And customers that we have spoken to are not that excited about it either,” he told analysts and investors on a conference call.
If the industry does move to quarterly settlements, it would be good to at least see a collar placed on the pricing agreements, he said.
| “We are not excited about it. And customers that we have spoken to are not that excited about it either” - CEO Don Blankenship, Massey Energy |
Massey, which has mines in West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky, has increased its forecast for metallurgical coal shipments in 2010, and now expects to sell between 10-million and 12-million tons, compared with previous guidance of eight- to ten-million tons.
The company is increasingly optimistic about the strength of global metallurgical coal markets, Blankenship said.
Steel producers are increasing their production plan and the coal-miner's order book for 2010 has increased, he said.
To meet firming demand, Massey will ramp up production at seven metallurgical coal mines.
However, Blankenship said he expects domestic demand for thermal coal will remain weak in the short term, although export demand could pick up.
Altogether, the company expects to ship between 37-million and 41-million tons of its own coal, at an average realised price of between $67/t and $70/t.
The firm has some 39,6-million tons of coal committed for sale in 2010, including 33,8-million tons sold and priced at an average price of about $64/t.
For 2011, Massey has forecast produced coal shipments of between 37-million and 44-million tons, at average realised prices of $70 to $76/t.
Blankenship said the company will continue to use surplus cash to increase its reserves in Central Appalachia, as well as for acquisitions elsewhere in the US and internationally.
He did not rule out the possibility of returning money to shareholders through a share buyback, but added that he believes there are better opportunities both internally and acquisitively for using the funds.
Late on Tuesday, Massey reported fourth quarter net income of $24,4-million, compared with $47,4-million a year earlier/
Profit was slightly above analyst expectations, according to Reuters.
Fourth quarter revenue slid 23% to $583,9-million.
Source: Mining Weekly
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Wednesday, 27 January 10
PEABODY ENERGY EYES 'RED HOT' ASIAN COAL DEMAND
US miner Peabody Energy has seen already-strong Asian markets become “red hot”, as demand for metallurgical and thermal coal strains sup ...
Wednesday, 27 January 10
KOLKOTTA BASED POWER UTILITY CESC LOOKING FOR 100,000 MT OF COAL FOR MAY & JUNE DELIVERY
COALspot.com (India): Kolkotta based power utility CESC, the flagship company of the diversified RPG group of India, has issued a closed tender to b ...
Tuesday, 26 January 10
FREIGHT COST ERODES INDIA CEMENTS NET
"Freight cost increased from an average of around 14% of sales in the previous quarters to around 20% in the third quarter"
The Decembe ...
Tuesday, 26 January 10
VITOL BUYS EXPORT SPACE AT COLOMBIA SANTA MARTA PORT
Global energy trader Vitol has signed a four-year deal to take export capacity at Colombia's 3 million tonnes a year Carbonsan port in Santa Marta, ...
Tuesday, 26 January 10
AUSTRALIAN FIRM TO MINE COAL IN WEST BENGAL
India Resources Ltd (IRL), a mining firm listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, has decided to enter into contract mining of coal in
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