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Jan 8 (Reuters) - Mobile payments company Paysafe Group Plc said it expects full-year revenue and core earnings to be ahead of market expectations, helped by strong growth across its product lines, particularly in its North American processing business.

For the first time in history the marginal cost of producing plastics in Europe will not be determined by the value of crude oil, but by the price of US gas.

(Fri, 08 Jan 2016) Since reaching a high point in 2008, coal production in the United States has continued to decline. U.S. coal production in 2015 is expected to be about 900 million short tons, 10% lower than in 2014 and the lowest level since 1986. Regionally, production from the Appalachian Basin has fallen the most. Low natural gas prices, lower international coal demand, and environmental regulations have contributed to declining U.S. coal production.

* China demand remains in focus amid continuing oil surplus (Adds comments and other details, updates prices)

SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures inched up early on Friday but remained near 12-year lows as financial market unrest in China rattled investors already concerned about a world glut in oil.

Clean Power Finance Inc. completed its merger with fellow Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers-backed solar financing company Kilowatt Financial LLC in a bid to simplify the borrowing process for consumers seeking to make their homes more energy efficient.

Amec Foster Wheeler has won a contract from oil company Preem for the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) of the new vacuum distillation unit (VDU) at the Preemraff Lysekil refinery in Sweden.

Statoil has evacuated the Kårstø processing plant in Norway following a gas leak.

2016 will be the eighth and possibly final year I publish a list of ten clean energy stocks I expect to do well in the coming year.  This series has evolved from a simple, off-the-cuff list in 2008, to a full blown model portfolio, with predetermined benchmarks and monthly updates on performance and significant news for the 10 stocks.

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