Some good stats on global coal demand Note the big ramp in demand by China from now thru 2030...and a lot of the demand will be for thermal coal, and not just metallurgical coal. <a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/coal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/coal.html</a>