At Alpha we take great pride in providing coal products that exactly match customer specifications. Our many coking brands like Kepler, Kingston, McClure, and Moss are world renowned for their quality. We are an industry leader in delivering high-quality metallurgical and thermal coal and developing custom blends for our customers around the world.
We offer a wide range of premium coking coals which includes.
- Low volatile coals ranging from 15.5% to 20.0% dry volatile, typically <1% dry sulfur, 6.0%-8.0% dry ash
- Medium volatile coals ranging from 25.0%-29.0% dry volatile, <1% dry sulfur to 1.25% dry sulfur, 6.0%-9.0% dry ash
- High volatile coals ranging from 30.0%-36.0% dry volatile, <1% dry sulfur to 1.10% dry sulfur, 7.0%-8.0% dry ash
Alpha also has the ability to make both high volatile and low volatile PCI coals available to our customers.


Our utility coal products range from 8,400 BTU/lb sub-bituminous PRB coals to 13,000+ BTU/lb NAPP coals, having sulfur content ranging from ultra compliance (<1.0# SO2/mm BTU) to 2+ sulfur.
If you need a custom blend, Alpha can provide it. We realize that every customer has unique requirements and hence we have developed a world class coal blending process. Our blending & optimization team can selectively blend coal from various product mixes to exactly meet your needs.
Our multiple preparation plants and shipping points strategically located throughout Central and Northern Appalachia and the Powder River Basin provide the ability to perform optimal blending in the most difficult of circumstances.
Through our partnerships with the CSX, NS, UP and BNSF railroads, and many trucking, barging and lake vessel service providers, Alpha has great flexibility to deliver what you need. Our ground storage at inland terminals and East Coast ports provide that added assurance that we can deliver the right product to the right place .