Indonesian Coal

Coal availability

Detail category and specification of coal available in Indonesia are as follows:

Steam coal is a type of coal that is used in boiler, steam generator and furnace. Included in this
category are anthracite and bituminous coal. It has a gross calorific value of more than 23,865.0 kJ/kg
(5,700 kcal/kg), lower than coking coal.

Coking coal is a type of coal that is used to produce coke for use as reducing material in blast
furnace. Its gross calorific value is higher than 23,865 kJ/kg (5,700 kcal/kg), ash free.

Sub-bituminous coal is a type of coal that has a gross calorific value between 17,435.0 kJ/kg (4,165
kcal/kg) and 23,865.0 kJ/kg (5,700 kcal/kg).

Lignite is a type of coal that has a gross calorific value of less than 4,165 kcal/kg (17.44 MJ/kg) and
volatile matter of more than 31%, dry basis. Lignite is often called low rank coal; also called brown
coal.