Dachlan Energy to export 350,000 tons coal in 2012

By Cepi Setiadi

Indonesia coal miner and coal exporter company, PT Dachlan Energy targets to export 350,000 tons of coal this year.

Finance Director of Dachlan Energy Jodi Pujiono Susanto told Petromindo.Com that coal aimed for export would be supplied by several coal companies in Kalimantan.

Jodi said that aside from exporting coal, the company would also produce high CV coal from its concession in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan.

"Currently, we are still producing about 20,000 tons per month, but next year we expect to produce up to 50,000 ton of high CV coal," he said.

Jodi said that the concession has 4 million tons of minable reserves of high CV coal within total area of 750 hectares.

Editing by Adianto P. Simamora