The Corporation's goal is to become a leading intermediate-sized, vertically-integrated coal company. In particular, the Corporation intends to expand its business to include the production, export and international trade of coal and to act as a consolidator of small coal operations in Colombia, all through direct ownership in coal production, domestic transportation and related export facilities.
The Corporation's objective in implementing the integrated development strategy is to fill a void in the Colombian coal industry that is characterized by a few large coal producers and several small coal producers. The gross disparity in size between large and small coal producers in Colombia restricts small producers in that they have limited ability to secure access to Colombia's transportation infrastructure, including rail and port facilities. Small producers need to gain access to international export markets for their coal production and to competitively sell their superior quality Colombian coal in international markets. The Corporation expects to achieve excess capacity for the transportation and export of coal produced in Colombia, which it may utilize either by expanding its own production capabilities, organically or through acquisitions, or as a profit center providing export capabilities to third-party coal producers.