Industrial imports · African coal
RB1
RB1 is how buyers ask for the higher African steam coal. The table is the typical published range. The shipment is sold against its certificate of analysis.
Overview
RB1 is the higher African steam-coal grade on this list: a 6,000 kcal/kg basis, with a published minimum of 5,850 and ash held to 15 percent.
- Named as RB1 on the quotation
- Typical range shown beside the grade
- The shipment’s certificate describes the lot
Import · African coal · RB1
- Packaging
- Bulk, unless the quotation names another form.
- Origin
- African steam coal, typically described against Richards Bay ranges.
- Destination
- Pakistan, discharged through Karachi unless another port is named.
- Documentation
- Commercial invoice, packing or weight documents, and the certificate of analysis for the shipment.
Typical specification
These figures are the typical Richards Bay steam-coal ranges buyers use to name a grade. A quotation follows the certificate of analysis for that shipment.
- Calorific value basis
- 6,000 kcal/kg NCV
- Calorific value minimum
- 5,850 kcal/kg NCV
- Total moisture
- 12.0% max, as received
- Volatile matter
- 22.0% min, as received
- Ash
- 15.0% max, as received
- Sulphur
- 1.0% max, as received
- HGI
- 45–70
- Nominal topsize
- 50 mm