Consol Energy, the company’s coal producers, reported sales volume of coal fell on American power. The decline of coal sales volumes lead to lower corporate earnings in the third quarter, although margins improved company.

Factors influencing decline in coal sales, among others, reduced use of coal as an energy power plants and increased use of natural gas as an energy power plants. China as the largest coal importer does not make a purchase coal from the United States.

Volume of thermal coal sales to fall 10% to 13 million tons. Companies see the operating margin rose 77% as the average realized price per ton rose to $ 58.07 from $ 46.75 on contracts signed in previous years. Metallurgical coal sales volume and operating margins fell from a year ago, but the company said a stronger market enables it

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