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Case 16-42529 Doc 28 Filed 04/13/16 Entered 04/13/16 11:32:40 Main Document <br />Pg 18 of 31 <br />the Essential Suppliers, if the Debtors lose their supplier relationships, production could be <br />threatened, revenue could suffer and operations may be placed in jeopardy. <br />36. The Debtors' mines require regular and reliable delivery of specialized equipment, <br />parts, supplies and services provided by highly -specialized suppliers. Further, without certain of <br />these supplies and services, the Debtors could not operate or maintain compliance with statutory <br />and regulatory requirements regarding mine safety. The Debtors also rely on steady deliveries of <br />coal processing chemicals and minerals, without which supplies the Debtors' mines and coal <br />processing facilities could fall idle. Replacing any of these suppliers would force the Debtors to <br />incur costs and delays they can ill afford. The Debtors also could not continue to operate without <br />the services provided by their environmental and engineering service providers whose expertise <br />and assistance is necessary for the Debtors to maintain compliance with legal and regulatory <br />mandates regarding mine safety and environmental protection. Under these circumstances, the <br />Debtors believe that, in their business judgment, authorization to pay Essential Suppliers, under <br />the terms and conditions set forth herein, is necessary to ensure that the Debtors' operations will <br />not suffer interruptions, and to preserve the value of the Debtors' estates. <br />37. Absent the relief requested herein, the Debtors' stakeholders may question the <br />Debtors' ability to maintain "business as usual" operations and relationships with their <br />stakeholders during the duration of these chapter 11 cases. The Debtors' continued success <br />depends on maintaining the confidence of their key stakeholder groups. Any loss of confidence <br />among these stakeholders could jeopardize important and valuable employee, customer and <br />vendor relationships and harm the Debtors' chapter 11 estates. Under these circumstances, <br />approval of the requested relief is appropriate and is necessary to avoid irreparable harm to the <br />Debtors' estates. <br />