Switching gears on production not so easy after surviving lean years

摘要

After years of trying to survive shrinking coal markets, stagnant prices and paper-thin capital investments, producers that managed to stay in business are in a position to thrive. Maybe. While the larger (usually) publicly traded companies are reporting their first-quarter earnings, the privately held companies continue to go about the business of staying in business. And, right now, business is pretty good.