On January 5, the first staff congress of the 7th Jiuquan Iron and steel (Group) Co., Ltd. was held in Jiayuguan Grand Theater.

Seven of China's major coal-producing groups have called on the sector to boost supply and keep prices within a reasonable range.

This use of nuclear energy for heating is expected to reduce the burning of 23,200 metric tons of coal annually.

China's Hebei Province. Huanghua Port, one of the key ports for thermal coal transportation in China, has stepped up its turnover rate since December.

Shanxi, a major coal-producing region in north China, has shut down 163 coal mines and eliminated 146.05 million tonnes of annual coal production capacity over the past five years.

China's benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week.

Meanwhile, Guizhou will reduce the number of miners – or realize unmanned digging – at coal mines by around 2025.

Breakthroughs in key technologies, solutions expected.