China's coal-rich province vows to slash overcapacity in 2017

China's coal-rich province vows to slash overcapacity in 2017 Last Modified: 19-Jan-2017 7:30 AM
  • 143 million tonnes
    Cut in coal production by the SHANXI Province, the center of China's coal industry last year, amounting to nearly 40% of the country's total reduction of coal production.
  • 250 million tonnes
    Cut in coal production across China last year, as part of a national campaign to cut overcapacity.
  • 20 million tonnes
    coal production capacity that the province will cut in 2017, according to the provincial government.