According to the report conducted by National Bureau of Statistics, in 2006, the output of raw coal amounted to 2.38 billion tons in China, up 8% y-o-y; the output of the key state-owned coal mines, local state-owned coal mines and the town-level coal mines rose 9.8%, 5.8% and 6.8% respectively.

China's Coal Output, 2003-2006 (Unit: 100 million tons) 

 
Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Currently, nearly 90% of coal in China is consumed by four big industries including the thermal power, steel, building materials and chemical industry.

China's Coal Demand Structure Forecast, 2007

 
Source: China Coal Transportation & Sale Society

The remarkable changes have taken place in China's coal exports since 2007, for China becomes the net coal exporter for the first time. The accumulative coal imports from January to February in China were 8.6284 million tons, up 65.8% compared to the same period of last year; the accumulative coal exports reached 7.7079 million tons, down 3.2328 million tons or 29.50% over Jan-Feb 2006. The net imports accumulated to 920,500 tons from January to February; the figure was 5.7589 million tons for the same period of previous year.

 China's Coal Import and Export, 2002-2007

 
Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Aiming at 18 stock-listed coal companies, the report studies concretely their performance, operations, investments, etc, and analyze in details their main business structures and latest market trends.

2 Overall Statistics of Listed Companies of China Coal Industry, 2006 
2.1 Operation and Financial Indices 
2.2 Main Business Structure 
2.3 Stock Market Performance 

3 Listed Coal Companies, 2006-2007 
3.1 Zhengzhou Coal Industry & Electric Power Co., Ltd 
3.1.1 Company Profile 
3.1.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.1.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.1.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.1.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.2 Shanxi Lanhua Sci-Tech Venture Co., Ltd 
3.2.1 Company Profile 
3.2.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.2.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.2.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.2.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.3 Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited 
3.3.1 Company Profile 
3.3.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.3.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.3.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.3.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.4 Shanxi Guoyang New Energy Co., Ltd
3.4.1 Company Profile 
3.4.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.4.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.4.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.4.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.5 Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal Co., Ltd 
3.5.1 Company Profile 
3.5.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.5.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.5.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.5.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.6 Shanghai ACE Co., Ltd 
3.6.1 Company Profile 
3.6.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.6.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.6.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.6.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.7 Anhui Hengyuan Coal Industry & Electricity Power Co., Ltd 
3.7.1 Company Profile 
3.7.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.7.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.7.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.7.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.8 Ningbo Thermal Power Co., Ltd 
3.8.1 Company Profile 
3.8.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.8.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.8.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.8.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.9 Kailuan Clean Coal Co., Ltd 
3.9.1 Company Profile 
3.9.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.9.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.9.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.9.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.10 Datong Coal Industry Co., Ltd 
3.10.1 Company Profile 
3.10.2 Operation and Revenue, 2003£­2007 
3.10.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.10.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.10.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.11 Pingdingshan Tian'an Coal Mining Co., Ltd 
3.11.1 Company Profile 
3.11.2 Operation and Revenue, 2003£­2007 
3.11.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.11.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.11.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.12 Shanxi Lu¡¯an Environmental Energy Development Co., Ltd 
3.12.1 Company Profile 
3.12.2 Operation and Revenue, 2003£­2007 
3.12.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.12.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.12.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.13 Gansu Jingyuan Coal Industry & Electricity Power Co., Ltd 
3.13.1 Company Profile 
3.13.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.13.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.13.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.13.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.14 Henan Shenhuo Coal Industry & Electricity Power Co., Ltd 
3.14.1 Company Profile 
3.14.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.14.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.14.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.14.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.15 Hebei Jinniu Energy Resources Co., Ltd 
3.15.1 Company Profile 
3.15.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.15.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.15.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.15.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.16 Taiyuan Coal Gasification Company Limited 
3.16.1 Company Profile 
3.16.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.16.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.16.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.16.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.17 Shanxi Xishan Coal and Elect-ricity Power Co., Ltd 
3.17.1 Company Profile 
3.17.2 Operation and Revenue, 2002£­2007 
3.17.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.17.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.17.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 
3.18 Huolinhe Opencut Coal Industry Corporation Limited of Inner Mongolia 
3.18.1 Company Profile 
3.18.2 Operation and Revenue, 2003£­2007 
3.18.3 Investment, 2006£­2007 
3.18.4 Main Business Structure, 2006£­2007
3.18.5 Latest Market Trend and Future Development 

4 Forecast of Development Trend of China Coal Industry after 2007