Mechel OAO

Mechel OAO is a Russian mining and steel producer based in Moscow. Mechel operates mines and power plants and produces steel. In December 2010, Mechel OAO said it was building a $12 million coal processing plant in Keystone, West Virginia. The company said the plant will double production of metallurgical grade coal from its southern West Virginia mines. Asia's growing steel business has pushed up demand and prices for metallurgical coal worldwide. The plant will handle up to 3 million tons of coal annually. But Mechel says it expects to run about one-third as much through the plant at first.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Global use and production of coal
 * Australia and coal
 * Britain and coal
 * China and coal
 * Colombia and coal
 * Germany and coal
 * Indonesia and coal
 * Japan and coal
 * New Zealand and coal
 * Russia and coal
 * South Africa and coal
 * United States and coal
 * Coal reserves