Bontang coal terminal operates at full capacity

Indonesia-listed coal mining group PT Indo Tambangraya Megah (ITM) has completed the expansion of its coal terminal in Bontang, East Kalimantan, the company?s senior official has said.

?The terminal has been operating at the full capacity of 18.5 MTPA,? Aphimuk Taifayongvichit, ITM's senior vice president of sales and logistics told Petromindo.Com on the sidelines of the recent Coaltrans Asia conference in Bali.

The company has expanded the terminal's loading capacity to 18.5 MTPA from 12.5 MTPA and its stockpile's capacity to 650,000 tons from 350,000 tons.

The expanded terminal would be able to berth coal vessel with the size of up to 95,000 DWT.

The terminal will be 100 percent used to handle coal production from its subsidiaries.

ITM, which is a unit of Thai energy firm Banpu PCL has five coal mines in East and South Kalimantan, namely: Indominco Mandiri, Jorong, Kitadin, Trubaindo and Bharinto Ekatama. (denny)