China National Coal Group said Tuesday it produced 94.76 million metric tons of coal during the January-October period, up 6.8% on year.

China National Coal said in a statement its revenue during the period rose 42% on year to CNY67.69 billion, while profit jumped 62% on year to CNY10.43 billion. It didn't mention if this was net profit.

Coal sales climbed 7.6% to 85.26 million tons during the period, of which 13.73 million tons were exported.

China National Coal is the parent of Hong Kong- and Shanghai-listed China Coal Energy Co. (1898.HK).

(China Knowledge, Nov 20, 2008)