Early HistoryOn Christmas Eve 1908, the first carload of coal was weighed and dispatched from a mine in the Southeastern Kentucky community of Gatliff. Today, that operation is part of TECO Coal Corp., producing high quality coal products for customers around the world.
Underneath the hills of Northeastern Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky and Western Virginia, forces of nature combined to provide a unique combination of mineral qualities uncommon to most coals found in the Eastern United States. The minerals making up these coals, combined with low-sulfur, ash fusion characteristics and high energy content, are special and enable TECO Coal’s products to meet the tough combustion, environmental, quality and applications standards of today.
In 1988, TECO Coal began marketing its metallurgical, ferro-silicon and silicon-grade products. The company has since become a proven and competitive exporter of these special grades of coal to customers worldwide.
Through acquisition in 1991, TECO Coal secured a dependable source of PCI coal and began an aggressive production, processing and shipping campaign for customers utilizing this product.
Supplying customers across the Eastern U.S., as well as Canada, Europe and the Middle East, TECO Coal’s subsidiaries include: Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co., Perry County Coal Corp., and Premier Elkhorn Coal Co. Together, TECO Coal employs over 1000 team members.
The company recognizes that possessing raw materials is not enough. The production of a quality product that is consistent and dependable is essential – a must for satisfying our customers and maintaining our long-term business relationships.
In 1996, TECO Coal established a Quality Management System to ensure its products met ever-increasing customer standards and requirements. The company became registered under the ISO-9000 series quality standard in 1998.
Through good leadership, vision, hard work and continued improvement, TECO Coal has experienced success. The team has built on its strengths and developed new ones. It continues to grow and mature.
During its next century, TECO Coal is committed to continuing to improve its processes, systems and products, as well as its service.
