HBA FOR FEB 2012, CLIMBS 2.09 PERCENT AND REACHED US$ 111.58 PER TON

COALspot.com - The Indonesian coal reference price for February climbs 2.09 percent to US$111.58 per ton after losing past three months.   The government has sets the February 2012, HBA at US$ 111.58 Per ton for spot sales in the period from 1 - 29 February 2012.

For the term contract price, the average reference price (HBA) of the three months. 50 percent of the latest available month HPB, 30% of one month preceding HPB and 20% of two-month earlier HPB.

The February price is 2.1 percent higher than January 2012 price but 12.2 percent below February 2011 (US$ 127.05).

The government of Indonesia has been publishing a monthly coal reference price (HBA) since February  2010 to be used by coal producers for all future spot and term contracts. However, since September 2011, the government has fully implemented the HPB price mechanism for Indonesian coal.

Coal reference price (HBA), the price has calculated based on a monthly average (previous month) of the Indonesia Coal price Index (ICI-1), Platts-1, Newcastle Export Index (NEX)  and the New Castle Global Coal Index (GC) from the previous month. Assessment basis of coal price reference was calculated considering coal with GCV (GAR)  6,322 kcal/kg, Total Moisture (arb) 8.00%, Total Sulphur (arb) 0.8%, Ash Content (arb)15.00% and  delivery free on Board (FOB) Vessel basis spot & term contracts.

Government also declaring reference price for eight brands of Indonesian coal, which are most commonly traded in the market. The price marker is used to calculate other 53 coal types with a quality similar to the coal price markers.

The coal reference price, which has been established to fulfill the requirement of mining law 04/2009 and latest ministerial decree 17/2010 and also aims to increase government revenue from royalties from coal producers.