China Coal Energy Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended 30, 2018. For the six months, the company's profit of the Group attributable to the equity holders of the company is expected to range from approximately RMB 3.150 billion to RMB 3.500 billion against the first half of 2017 RMB 2.280 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 38% to 54%. The Board considers that the expected increase in profit for the six months ended 30 June 2018 is due to the fact that; China maintained stable economic development as a whole together with progress being achieved and stability ensured in the first half of 2018. Implementing supply-side structural reform as the main theme and focusing on quality and efficiency improvement and core competitiveness enhancement, the Company has seized the opportunity and expanded its market share, furthered its reform, innovation and potential exploration, reduced leverage and strengthened cost control, scientifically arranged production and sales, so that the asset operational efficiency and management have been refined significantly.