The biofuel will be produced through a high-temperature gasification process, and will also result in annual production of 50, 000 tons of biodiesel, bionaptha, and 20 MW of electricity.

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Arch Coal agrees, saying in its annual outlook that production in Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee could fall from 200 million tons today to 99 million tons by 2035.

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We believe that production at the newly acquired Bloom Lake mine should reach its peak annual capacity of 8 million tons in 2012.

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The North American iron ore division produces iron ore pellets for use in blast furnaces as part of the steelmaking process, and currently has a rated annual production capacity of 27 million tons of iron ore.

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