Australian Coal Negotiations For FY 2010 With Electricities Resumed Next Week-May enter protracted battle without settlement this time-

摘要

Australian thermal coal negotiations for the fiscal year 2010 (starting in April 2010) with electric power companies have become likely to be resumed next week (week of March 29). The representatives of major Australian coal supplier Xstrata Coal are planning to visit Japan again and as a result negotiations with Chubu Electric Power may reach the final stage since there remains several days only till the end of the fiscal year 2009.