Indonesia May Increase Coal Production 8.3 Percent in 2012
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Indonesia, the world’s largest thermal coal exporter, expects to boost output in 2012 as domestic and Asian demand rises, the chairman of the Indonesian Coal Mining Association said.
Indonesia may produce as much as 390 million tons of the fuel in 2012 to satisfy demand from Asian buyers, particularly India and China, Bob Kamandanu said today in an e-mailed statement in response to questions from Bloomberg News. The country is estimated to mine 360 million tons this year, Supriatna Suhala, the association’s executive director said in a separate phone interview.