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...WCM said opponents of the mine overlooked the “inconvenient” truth that coking coal would be needed for several decades to come. “Coking coal remains essential to the steel industry....
...Mark Kirkbride, WCM chief executive, added that there “was a very real risk the project will never be delivered”....
...Since then, WCM Partners — which has said it will only serve institutional investors — has turned up in corporate filings in the Cayman Islands and the US state of Delaware....
...WCM has argued that the coal will displace imports, not add to emissions. The mine will extract about 2.4m tonnes of coal annually, mainly from under the seabed....
...The region relies heavily on the nuclear industry and seasonal tourism. WCM will extract coking coal used in steel and chemical works....
...“We now hope that WCM go on to be successful in obtaining their environmental permits and attract the investment they need to make this work.”...
...It is near the Haig colliery, whose winding gear and engine house remain as a monument to the coal industry. It closed in 1986. WCM is majority owned by EMR Capital, an Australian private equity fund....
...Mark Kirkbride, chief executive of WCM, says “there has been a hangover for this country to get beyond” in its relationship with the coal industry....
...is likely to raise questions is the future of the US Export-Import Bank, which is used by GE to support it overseas sales Earnings Ericsson Q2 SKr1.008 (SKr0.88) General Electric Q2 $0.392 ($0.36) WCM...
...pre-tax profits for 2012 have fallen more than 20% to £76.3m - Virgin on course to win contract to run west coast rail: Virgin Trains is poised to be awarded a contract to run the West Coast Mainline (WCM...
...The company said it would review Mr Wattles’ proposal but was “mindful” that it would give WCM absolute control “which would be disproportionate to its relative ownership of the company’s shares”....
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