Industrial imports · African coal
RB2
RB2 is the middle grade. The numbers below are the typical published range, so a buyer can see how it differs from RB1 and RB3. A quotation still follows the certificate for that cargo.
Overview
RB2 sits under RB1: still quoted off a 6,000 kcal/kg basis, with a lower minimum of 5,700 and ash allowed up to 17 percent.
- Named as RB2 on the quotation
- Lower minimum and higher ash than RB1
- Certificate of analysis describes the lot
Import · African coal · RB2
- 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, 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
- 5,700 kcal/kg NCV
- Total moisture
- 13.0% max, as received
- Volatile matter
- 21.0% min, as received
- Ash
- 17.0% max, as received
- Sulphur
- 1.0% max, as received
- HGI
- 45–70
- Nominal topsize
- 50 mm