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A 7 page paper discussing a large import/export company using Zeigler Coal Holding as the point of discussion. The writer examines the company's performance over the past several years, the state of the coal industry and the company's overall corporate climate regarding management style, commitment to their employees and how they might be able to improve their performance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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in other overseas markets. To support their import/export activities, they operate terminals in both Virginia and South Carolina. In addition, Zeigler owns a Wyoming clean-coal technology demonstration plant
(www.zeigler-coal.com). Both through the guidelines set by the Clean Air Act of 1990 and their own corporate convictions, Zeigler concentrates on environmentally-responsible coal that is exceptionally clean burning. In
addition, their Wyoming site of clean coal technology research investigates further advances in clean-burning techniques for using coal as an industrial fuel, particularly in producing electricity. Zeigler maintains extensive reserves
of coal and leases for coal mining, amounting to "1.4 billion tons of economically recoverable coal reserves, including 800 million tons of compliance coal, which emits less than 1.2 pounds
of sulfur dioxide per million Btu when burned" (Hoovers). According to documents the company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), The company has had sales figures
during the past five years of between $850 million and $750 million annually, averaging about $775 million over the past three years (www.edgaronline.com). Within those past three years, however,
total net sales have declined by $90 million in 1995, followed by another decline of $23 million in 1996. Interestingly, the companys stock performance has not followed the same
general and sustained decline, as can be seen in the chart below: Zeigler Coal Holding Company Three-Year Performance (Historic Quotes, America Online) Until 1997, the
value of Zeiglers stock had continued to rise with the only exception being the time of issue of their annual report. As the electric industry comes closer to deregulation,
investors apparently are not as confident of the future of the coal company. One of the means through which Zeigler is protecting the future of the company is through
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