On March 21, a new giant coal group called Shandong Energy Group was established in
China's Shandong Province. The new group is an amalgamation of Shandong-based coal
mining companies Xinwen
Mining Group Co., Ltd, Zaozhuang
Mining (Group) Co., Ltd, Zibo
Mining Group Co., Ltd, Feicheng
Mining Co., Ltd, Linyi
Mining Co., Ltd and Longkou
Mining Co., Ltd.
In recent years, annual coal output in Shandong Province has been in the range of 140-150 million mt. The combined annual output of the six abovementioned coal enterprises is 83 million mt, with the result that the new company Shandong Energy Group ranks among the top five coal enterprises in
China.