China Shenhua Sept Coal Output Up 18% from '06 Average

China Shenhua Energy, China's top coal producer, boosted its commercial coal output in September by 18 percent from its 2006 monthly average, to 13.5 million tonnes, the company said on Tuesday.

Shenhua's coal sales totalled 18.9 million tonnes in September, up 32 percent from the 2006 monthly average. Of total sales, 1.9 million tonnes were exports, down 5 percent from the 2006 monthly average.