Dire Pratama to increase coal handling capacity

By Ruli Setiawan

IDX-listed integrated coal mining services company PT Darma Henwa Tbk said that its subsidiary PT Dire Pratama will increase coal handling capacity this year to 11 million tons per year from eight million tons.

Darma Henwa acquired Dire Pratama last year. The latter company provides coal handling services at the Lubuk Tutung coal port in East Kalimantan.

?Currently, PT Dire Pratama has a coal handling capacity of 670,000 tons on average per month with the (annual) production target of eight million tons, at the minimum. For 2016, PT Dire Pratama targets to improve coal production up to 11 MTPA,? Darma Henwa said in a statement.

The company further explained that to conduct the coal handling services in Lubuk Tutung port, PT Dire Pratama operates plant facility covering conveyor belt, crusher, hopper & breaker, sizer, reclaimer and settling-pond. These operational activities were supported by a number of heavy equipment and light vehicle units.

?PT Dire Pratama has recorded a number of accomplishments; one of which was the all-time coal production record, reaching 960,000 tons per month, the highest since the Lubuk Tutung port was established,? Darma Henwa said.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak