Corporate | 4 February 2015 10:48

HMS Bergbau AG: Extended export business through exclusive marketing agreement with IchorCoal N.V.

HMS Bergbau AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

2015-02-04 / 10:48

Corporate News from 04 February 2015

– Coal from IchorCoal Group mines marketed

– Delivery handled through Richards Bay Coal Terminal

Berlin, 04 February 2015: HMS Bergbau AG, an international coal supplier with operating know-how of coal mining, transport and trade, announces the expansion of its international coal marketing operations through a new marketing agreement with South African coal miner IchorCoal N.V. This way HMS Bergbau AG continues the existing cooperation with IchorCoal’s majority owned Vunene Mining Pty. Ltd and furthermore gains access to IchorCoal’s other mining opera-tions for export and domestic sales outside Eskom. As established in the prior cooperation export will be handled through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) – the world’s largest coal export terminal.
“The prolongation and extension of the agreement to cover the export marketing of entire IchorCoal group’s mining operations underlines the strength of HMS Bergbau’s position in the international coal market,” said Heinz Schernikau, CEO of HMS Bergbau AG. “I am convinced that the partnership with IchorCoal will continue to be mutually beneficial and satisfying for both parties.”

The Executive Board

About HMS Bergbau AG:
Berlin based HMS Bergbau AG is one of the leading and independent coal trading houses in Germany specialising in international purchase and sale of coal to power plants and other industrial consumers worldwide. HMS is actively expanding its activities to Asia, Africa and Poland and develops first class raw material resources. Moreover HMS takes over complete, full-service transport solutions for their clients. HMS has been listed on Germany’s Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Entry Standard) since December 2008.

Contact:
Company contact:
HMS Bergbau AG
An der Wuhlheide 232
12459 Berlin
T.: +49 (30) 65 66 81-0
F: +49 (30) 65 66 81-15
Email: info@hms-ag.com
URL: www.hms-ag.com

HMS Investor Relations contact:
GFEI Aktiengesellschaft
Office Center Plaza
Mailänder Str. 2
30539 Hannover
T.: +49 (511) 47 40 2310
F.: +49 (511) 947 993 31
E-Mail: investors@hms-ag.com

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Language:	English
Company:	HMS Bergbau AG
	An der Wuhlheide 232
	12459 Berlin
	Germany
Phone:	030 65 66 81-0
Fax:	030 65 66 81-15
E-mail:	hms@hms-ag.com
Internet:	www.hms-ag.com
ISIN:	DE0006061104
WKN:	606110
Listed:	Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard)


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