Alpha borrowed heavily in 2011 to buy Massey Energy for $7.1 billion, seeking, like many coal companies at the time, to acquire an empire of Appalachian coal mines in the hope China would be a growth market for exports.
That deal turned out to be a disaster for the company when demand for both steel-making and power-generating coal declined domestically and in several important international markets in recent years."
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