Kaltim Supacoal to start upgraded coal trial shipment
Wednesday, June 23 2010 - 07:42 AM WIB
?KSC plans to blend approximately 10,000 tons of its upgraded product with Bayan Resources export coal and ship trial cargoes imminently with the aim of testing all transport and handling logistics and clearing existing product stockpiles,? WEC said in a presentation report.
The company did not mention the destination of the shipment.
The plant is now continuing to improve production rates and product quality of the upgraded coal, it said.
The plant is currently producing upgraded coal with an energy content of approximately 5,800 kcal/kg from the target of 6,100+ kcal/kg, with the emphasis now on improving the robustness of the product for handling purposes.
?Coal injection system now proven to be operable above key 50% threshold ? the objective is to now sustain production above this rate. Dust issue has been partially improved through installation of temporary screening systems but further improvement is required to maximize product quality,? it said.
Production runs have recently increased to 6 days x 24 hours - now moving to longer production runs, it added.
WEC and Indonesia-listed coal mining group PT Bayan Resources through its JV company PT Kaltim Supacoal have completed construction the 1MTPA coal upgrading plant at Tabang in East Kalimantan. WEC has 51 percent stake at the JV with Bayan takes the balance. The partnership is planning to increase the capacity to 5 MTPA.
Bayan?s director Alistair McLeod told Petromindo.Com on in May 2010 that the plant would be expected to produce around 300,000 tonnes of upgraded coal this year and would start to produce coal at installed capacity of 1 million tonnes per year next year. (denny)