Expansions in Metallurgical Coal Mines Will Benefit Japan as the Steel Industry Revives

TOKYO, JAPAN--November 16, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) (Brisbane, Australia) is gearing up to meet the coal demand of the global power and steel industries in the near future. BMA is joint venture of BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE:BHP) (BHP) (Melbourne, Australia) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Limited (Sydney, Australia), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation (OTC:MSBHY) (Tokyo, Japan). In the next two years, BMA plans to expand facilities at its Goonyella Riverside Coal Mine in Central Queensland.