Author: Damini Sahu
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Indonesia: HBA benchmark eases for late Feb’26 on export uncertainty despite firm underlying sentiment
Export restraint from DMO, RKAB rules tightening supply HBA cuts are corrective not demand-driven Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has revised its thermal coal benchmark prices (HBA) for the second half of February 2026. The adjustment reflects a combination of improving regional demand from key Asian consumers and increasingly disciplined supply behaviour…