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A West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economics Research noted that West Virginia's largest export destinations in 2010 were Canada, India, Brazil, the Netherlands and Italy. The same year minerals and ores exports, primarily coal, accounted for approximately 43 percent of these exports.<ref>[http://www.statejournal.com/story/16103807/coal-exports-tie-west-virginia-to-possible-european-recession "Coal Exports Tie West Virginia to Possible European Recession"] Taylor Kuykendall, State Journal, November 22, 2011.</ref> ===India===In August 2012, New Jersey company [[FJS Energy]] signed a $7 million deal with India's [[Abhijeet Group]] to purchase coal from Kentucky and West Virginia. Under the deal, Kentucky coal companies will export about 9 million tons of coal annually for 25 years to India's Abhijeet Group.<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/08/17/India-to-get-coal-from-Kentucky/UPI-13951345219862/#ixzz23qUgEr1A "India to get coal from Kentucky,"] UPI, Aug. 17, 2012.</ref> Kentucky representative [[Keith Hall]] was instrumental in brokering the deal. Hall's district covers part of coal-rich Pike County, and Hall also owns several coal-related businesses in the area — including coal mines — and sits on the board of [[FJS Energy]], the company that signed the deal with India. Hall was approached for the deal by FJS Energy's Chairman, M P Narayanan, a former chairman of Indian companies [[Coal India]] and Neyveli Lignite Co., and vice chairman for the [[World Mining Congress]].<ref>Erica Peterson, [http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/08/17/India-to-get-coal-from-Kentucky/UPI-13951345219862/#ixzz23qYEHHYd "Lawmaker’s Potential Gain From Kentucky-India Coal Deal Raises Concern,"] UPI, Aug. 16, 2012.</ref>