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Henan coke producer lists in US

February 09, 2010 - 05:47 GMT Location: Shanghai

KEYWORDS: Coke , US , China

China's Hongli Coal & Coke Co has listed on the American Stock Exchange as SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries Inc after a reverse takeover.

Hongli merged with Amex-listed Ableauctions.com., renamed itself Sinocoking last Friday and took over the listing under ticker SCOK, said a company employee. Hongli, a coal and coke producer in central Henan province, is looking to expand to better respond to China's increasing coke demand...

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