NMDC Limited has extended the deadline upto 20 Sep’17 for submission of bids against its Expression of Interest (EoI) for supplying Coking Coal to the company.
On 31 July’17, the company had published an EoI for procuring 2 MnT of Coking Coal from mine owners or firms having exclusive marketing rights.
The supply is required for its upcoming 3 MnTPA steel plant at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh.
The specifications for the coal as laid down by NMDC are as follows:
| S. No. | Coal Quality Parameters | Unit | Value |
| 1 | Size | mm | 0 to 50 |
| 2 | Crushing Fines | % | 80 |
| 3 | Ash | % | 9.0 – 9.5 |
| 4 | Volatile Matter | % | 24 – 26 |
| 5 | Moisture | % | 6 to 8 |
| 6 | Sulphur | % | 0.65 (max) |
| 7 | Phosphours | % | 0.06 (max) |
| 8 | Grey kind coke type | G5 (min) | |
| 9 | Crucible swelling Index | % | 6.5 (min) |
| 10 | Mean max. Reflectance (RO max) | 1.15 to 1.3 | |
| 11 | Gieseler fluidity | Ddpm | 600 min |
In the current environment, strong demand for Coking Coal is prevailing and at the same time, prices of the coal are sky-rocketing. The latest spot price for the coal was assessed at around USD 208.50/MT on FoB Australia basis.
The EoI is available in the Tenders section of the website, and is available for downloading.
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