Imported overland · Rimdan / Gabd border — specifications, uses and supply for industrial buyers in Pakistan.
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Imported overland · Rimdan / Gabd border
Low-volatile Iranian coal delivered by road to the Rimdan / Gabd border near Gwadar. It brings 6,000 – 7,000 kcal/kg with very low moisture and sulphur, and is priced against ash and volatile matter with a clear bonus and penalty schedule.
Grades
Iranian supply is bought against one contract specification, with the price adjusted up or down on the tested ash and volatile matter.
6,000 – 7,000kcal/kg
Volatile matter 9 – 17% (air dried), carbon up to 60%, size 0 – 150 mm. A dense, slow-burning coal that is usually blended with a higher-volatile coal for kilns.
Specification
| Parameter | Basis | Specification | Price adjustment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calorific value | — | 6,000 – 7,000 kcal/kg | — |
| Total moisture | AR | 5% max | — |
| Ash | — | 25% (spec) | Bonus below 22%, penalty above 28% |
| Volatile matter | AD | 9 – 17% | 0.5% outside 9 – 17% |
| Total sulphur | — | 1% max | — |
| Carbon | — | up to 60% | — |
| Size | — | 0 – 150 mm | — |
Supplier specification. Every lot ships with an SGS or agreed-laboratory analysis.
Ash spec 25% and volatile matter 9 – 17%, each with ±1 point tolerance. Adjustments are a percentage of the contract price. *The supplier lists 0.5% in the bonus column for VM below 9% — confirmed per contract.
Use cases
Raise the heat of a blend while cutting its sulphur.
Dense, dry fuel for boilers designed for low-volatile coal.
Blended with RB2 or Zardalo to support ignition in kilns.
Short road haul from the Gabd border for southern and western buyers.
Supply route
Iranian coal producers
Trucked to the Rimdan crossing, Iran
Delivered at Rimdan / Gabd — ex-works or delivered to customs
SGS or agreed-lab analysis for each lot
Onward by road to your plant
Questions
Specifications are indicative. Final quality follows the certificate of analysis of each cargo or lot.
At the Rimdan (Iran) / Gabd (Pakistan) border crossing near Gwadar, either ex-works or delivered to customs.
The price moves with the tested ash: +2% below 17% ash, +1% for 17 – 22%, no change for 22 – 28%, −1% for 28 – 32% and −2% above 32%. Volatile matter above 17% costs 0.5%.
At 9 – 17% volatile matter this coal ignites more slowly than RB2 or Indonesian coal. Kilns usually blend it with a higher-volatile coal.
About 5,000 tonnes a month per supplier, with pricing on request.
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