今年7月,圣路易斯的Patriot Coal Corp.申请破产保护。之前不久,该公司丢掉了一份向亚洲一家钢铁企业供应煤炭的合同。公布消息之后的第二天,Patriot股价下跌18%,拖累煤炭股跟着走低。该公司本月早些时候表示,将暂停西弗吉尼亚州南部三个矿区的焦煤生产,并在今年早些时候裁员1,000人的基础上再裁掉250名矿工。除此以外,Patriot还曾表示将需要削减2,000名矿工、约20,000名退休人员及未亡配偶“不可持续的养老和医疗福利。
China's metallurgical coal imports dropped to 2.6 million metric tons in August, from an average of 4.5 million metric tons per month through July. Now coal mines are closing throughout Appalachia. Earlier this month, Alpha Natural Resources Inc., of Bristol, Va., which derives a large share of its profits from metallurgical coal, said it was cutting 1,200 jobs, or 9.2% of its workforce. Earlier this year, Alpha laid off more than 700 miners and trimmed production at more than 20 mines. Consol Energy Inc. of Pittsburgh, which sells more coal into China than any other U.S. producer, earlier this month idled the nation's biggest metallurgical coal mine, which employs 620 miners. Arch Coal Inc. trimmed its metallurgical coal production estimate by 21% this year.
今年1月至7月,中国平均每月进口焦煤450万吨,8月份降至260万吨。现在整个阿巴拉契亚地区的煤矿纷纷关闭。弗吉尼亚布里斯托尔的Alpha Natural Resources Inc.有很大一部分利润来自焦煤业务。该公司本月早些时候表示将裁员1,200人,相当于员工总数的9.2%。今年早些时候它已经裁掉700多名矿工,并减少了20多座煤矿的产量。皮兹堡的Consol Energy Inc.向中国出口的煤炭比其他任何美国生产商都多。本月早些时候,该公司让雇用矿工620人的全美最大焦煤矿停产。Arch Coal Inc.将自己今年焦煤产量的预期下调了21%。
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