TBBA raises coal output

TBBA raises coal output

JAKARTA (JP): PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (TBBA), the state
coal mining company, plans to increase coal production this year
by 23 percent to about 11.5 million tons from 9.29 million tons
last year.

Company president R. Sunardi said the production increase was
necessary to meet rising demand both at home and overseas.

Sunardi said about 10.2 million tons of next year's total coal
production would be produced at its Tanjung Enim mining site
while the remaining 1.13 million tons would come from Ombilin.

He said the firm's sale volume rose to 9.07 million tons in
1996 from 8.61 million tons in 1995.

He said about 640,000 tons of next year's planned output would
be produced by PT Tambang subsidiary PT Bukit Kendi. (09)