The growing importance of coal exports is highlighted in a recently published U.S. Commerce Department trade list of foreign buyers and dealers interested in purchasing the fuel.
Compiled by the International Trade Administration, the 156-page booklet identifies 2,348 agents, distributors, general importers, and end-users of coal. It also includes a list of 66 coal import leads.
The booklet, covering buyers in 98 countries, lists the address, the name and title of an officer, the year the firm was established, the relative size, and number of employees, the telephone number, the telex number, the cable address, and codes indicating the range of products or services of the firm.
The booklet costs $5 prepaid from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 1312, Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone (202) 377-2988. It is also available from Commerce Department district offices.