SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts updates specs for FOB Kalimantan 5,000, 5,900 GAR

Platts has updated the specifications for its FOB Kalimantan 5,000 kcal/kg GAR and FOB Kalimantan 5,900 kcal/kg GAR thermal coal price assessments effective July 6, 2015.

Platts added typical and maximum specifications for both these grades to align with the latest standards.

The codes affected are: FOB Kalimantan 5,900 GAR -- CSAKH00 FOB Kalimantan 5,000 GAR -- CSAKI00

FOB Kalimantan 5,000 GAR: Platts updated the typical specifications for this assessment to reflect a standard geared and grabbed Supramax shipment of 50,000 mt, a standard calorific value of 5,000 kcal/kg on a GAR basis -- equivalent to 4,700 kcal/kg NAR -- with total sulfur content of 0.80% as received, ash of 8% as received, and total moisture of 26% as received.

Platts will continue to consider as relevant to the assessment process coals in a range of 4,800-5,200 kcal/kg GAR coal with standard specifications, sulfur up to 1% as received, ash content up to 12% as received and total moisture up to 30% as received and will normalize to the standard specification.

FOB Kalimantan 5,900 GAR: Platts updated the typical specifications for this assessment to reflect a standard geared and grabbed Supramax shipment of 50,000 mt, a standard calorific value of 5,900 kcal/kg on a GAR basis with total sulfur content of 0.80% as received, typical ash of 8% as received and typical total moisture of 15% as received.

Platts will continue to consider as relevant to the assessment process coals in the range of 5,700-6,100 kcal/kg GAR, sulfur up to 1% as received, ash up to 15% as received and total moisture up to 20% as received.

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