Research and Markets: Key Analysis of the American Coal Industry and It's Leading...

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Research and Markets: Key Analysis of the American Coal Industry and It's Leading Companies

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92295) has announced the
addition of "Coal in North America" to their offering.

   Our Coal in North America industry profile is an essential
resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Coal industry.
It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus
textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive
landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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Scope

- Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or
 segmentation
- Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and
 future prospects
- Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis
 and scorecards
- Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
- The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial
 metrics
- Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting
 the market

Highlights

- Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value
 and/or volume
- Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of
 the market's competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

- Spot future trends and developments
- Inform your business decisions
- Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
- Save time carrying out entry-level research
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   Market Definition

   Coal consumption has been calculated in this report as primary
coal production plus imports of coal and coke, minus exports of coal
and coke minus changes in stocks of coal and coke. Secondary coal
(metallurgical coke, anthracite and bituminous briquets, and lignite
briquets) is not included in this report. The market has been valued
at annual average minemouth prices and does not include any
transportation costs. Any currency conversions used in the creation of
this report have been calculated using constant 2007 annual average
exchange rates.

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Key Topics:

- Market Overview
- Market Value
- Market Volume
- Market Segmentation
- Five Forces Analysis
- Leading Companies
- Market Forecasts
- Appendix

Companies mentioned:

- Rio Tinto
- Peabody Energy Corporation
- Arch Coal, Inc.
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   For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92295.

   Source: Datamonitor

Research and Markets Ltd.
Laura Wood
Senior Manager
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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