Xcoal Energy & Resources is a leading, worldwide supplier of metallurgical and thermal coals from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Indonesia, Russia, China, and Mongolia. Xcoal supplies low volatile, mid volatile, high volatile, and semi-soft coking coals to steel customers throughout the world. Xcoal supplies high quality anthracite coal for use in metallurgical processing. As a global supplier of energy, Xcoal also provides thermal coal to electric utility and industrial customers.

Innovative logistical processes support Xcoal’s nearly 16 million metric tons of metallurgical and thermal coal exports; specifically, the internationally recognized ‘top off’ operation maximizes vessel efficiencies demonstrating the long term sustainability and competiveness of U.S.A. origin coals in the global market place.

Xcoal is an active investor and financial partner in coal mining and infrastructure projects around the world.

DMT is a global engineering services and consultancy group with 280 years of experience. With 14 engineering and consulting companies at 30 locations around the world, we focus on the markets of plant and process engineering, infrastructure and civil engineering, and natural resources.
 
DMT Cokemaking Services offers testing and consultancy for coal blend optimization and coal & coke quality control. We support and attend to customers worldwide using both standardized and in-house specially developed equipment for carbonization, coal analysis and coke testing located in Essen, Germany. Get all the services you need from an independent and objective integrated company.

SunCoke Energy provides high-quality coke to the integrated steel industry under long-term, take-or-pay contracts that pass through commodity and certain operating costs to customers. Utilizes an innovative heat-recovery cokemaking technology that captures excess heat for steam or electrical power generation. Cokemaking facilities located in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, USA; and Brazil. Additionally, provides export and domestic coal handling services to the coke, coal, steel and power industries. Material handling terminals with the collective capacity to blend and transload more than 40 million tons each year, strategically located to reach Gulf Coast, East Coast, Great Lakes and international ports.

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern is a major transporter of industrial products, including agriculture, forest and consumer products, chemicals, and metals and construction materials. In addition, the railroad operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a principal carrier of coal, automobiles, and automotive parts.
 
Norfolk Southern serves coal transload facilities located strategically across our rail network. Norfolk Southern works closely with producers, receivers, agents, and brokers to support the sourcing, blending, and transportation of high-quality utility, metallurgical, and industrial coals that power communities, advance economic development, and feed manufacturing in America and around the world.

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's leading transportation suppliers. The company’s rail and intermodal businesses provide rail-based transportation services including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers.
 
CSX serves major markets in the eastern United States and has access to over 70 ocean, river and lake port terminals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The company also has access to Pacific ports through alliances with western railroads.
 
CSX directly serves more than 100 active coal load-outs in 9 states. We also interchange with multiple Class I and short line railroad partners to access additional coal loading facilities from all coal basins. We have a proven track record of providing our customers with safe and efficient supply chains for moving domestic and export coal.
 
CSX interchanges with Western railroads and short lines, and provides access to multiple Eastern seaports. The CSX network runs through the heart of the Appalachian coal fields, and we have direct access to producers of all coal qualities.
 
Overall, the CSX Transportation network encompasses about 20,000 route miles of track in 23 states, the District of Columbia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Our transportation network serves some of the largest population centers in the nation. Nearly two-thirds of Americans live within CSX’s service territory.

Blackhawk Mining, LLC was formed in 2010 and has grown to become a national leader in the
production and sale of metallurgical coal, a critical ingredient in the production of steel. Blackhawk sells
metallurgical coal to steel producers and industrial end users in the United States and in three other
continents. Every building, car, appliance, and other steel-produced product is reliant on coal. The strong
demand for this scarce resource allows Blackhawk to provide employees with dynamic careers backed by
competitive compensation and benefits. Our company also produces thermal coal to serve the energy
needs of the power generation industry. Blackhawk operates eight mining complexes in West Virginia
and Kentucky. We have approximately 2,200 employees and strive to be the safest, most productive, coal
producer in the United States with a constant focus on environmental stewardship.

Robindale Energy Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Latrobe, PA. Its initial focus was in waste coal reclamation, but through various affiliates the Robindale ownership team has expanded operations to include power generation, metallurgical coal and limestone mining, bulk material logistics, and brokerage/trading.

Our focus is creating value for customers through reliable, innovative, and effective solutions to their problems. We look to develop strong relationships with our customers, ensuring that they have a dependable partner that will help to achieve their goals.

Safety and compliance is core to all of our operations. Above all else we value providing a safe work environment for our employees. Additionally, exceeding expectations to comply with all laws and regulations is our key to being a good citizen and neighbor in our communities.

McCloskey by OPIS, a Dow Jones company, delivers essential coal, metals and mining industry capabilities to help clients understand market dynamics, inform strategic planning, and position their company for success leveraging knowledgeable insight and advisory support from McCloskey experts.  

Our services include reliable and independent market news, reporting and analysis, strategic outlooks and robust forecasting, and detailed coal price indexes, data and industry analytics. We help industry participants to:

• Understand the context of supply and demand changes by market
• Identify arbitrage opportunities with analysis of coal’s economic standing against competing energy or steelmaking raw materials products
• Assess competitiveness of suppliers and benchmark purchasing strategy
• Track global trade flows by quality and final industry use to inform trading and selling strategy

For more information on McCloskey services, and to learn how we can support your business with integrated coverage across the coal, metals and mining value chain, visit: www.opisnet.com/McCloskey