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Trump's Making U.S. Coal Exports the Greatest They've Ever Been

  • High-energy-content fuel proving popular as prices jump
  • U.S. climate critic India biggest importer of its coal

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U.S. exports of coal used by power stations are set to hit a record this year on increased global demand for the nation’s high-energy-content fuel.

Steam-coal shipments will probably jump 58 percent to 58 million metric tons this year, according to Guillaume Perret, founder of Perret Associates Ltd., a London-based research company. He expects exports to reach 65 million tons by 2025.