GBCE successful in upgrading low rank Indonesian coal on industrial scale

By Romel S. Gurky

China firm GB Clean Energy Ltd. (GBCE) has successfully upgraded 2,426 tons of low rank 4,018 kcal (NAR) Indonesian coal at its commercial scale LiMaxTM plant in Holingol, Inner Mongolia, and produced 1,624 tons of high rank 5,353 kcal nar coal, the company said in a statement obtained Monday.

The average specifications of the unprocessed and processed coal are shown in the following table.

Coal	TM %	IM %	Ash %	VM %	FC %	S %	CV kcal	HGI
	AR	ADB	ADB	ADB	ADB	ADB	NAR
Unprocessed	31	13	10	37	39	1	4,018	59
Processed	11	8	11	36	46	1	5,353	57

The company said independent tests confirm that the upgraded coal is suitable for long distance transport by truck, rail and ocean vessels, and will not reabsorb moisture.

This is the first time a commercial quantity of low rank Indonesian coal has been successfully upgraded to create a product capable of being sold in the seaborne market, GBCE added.

Drop shatter and water reabsorption tests performed by SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co. (SGS), the world?s leader in material analysis and testing, demonstrate that the upgraded coal performs similarly with the unprocessed coal in drop shatter tests, and, after extensive soaking in water, it will not reabsorb moisture.

GBCE?s LiMaxTM coal upgrading technology is highly cost effective and efficient. There is no meaningful dust creation, the company claimed.

GBCE is now entering the Indonesian coal market in partnership with local mining companies, it added.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak