Coal
Mining · Energy · Metallurgical

Coal.

Seventeen grades across three continents — South African, Indonesian, and Indian domestic — supplied against Platts and Argus benchmarks with independent inspection at every hatch.

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Overview

The fuel that runs Asia.

For twelve years, coal has been the backbone of the VAMM trading desk. We move upwards of fifteen million tonnes of thermal and coking grades a year, sourced from the world's most consistent producing basins and delivered into every major Indian discharge port.

Our coal book is structured — not opportunistic. We run term supply programmes quarter after quarter with anchor producers in Richards Bay, Kalimantan, and the Appalachian basin, backed by domestic linkage and e-auction coverage for peak-season flexibility.

Every shipment lands with SGS, CIQ or Bureau Veritas inspection at load, independent draft survey at discharge, and a full paper trail from origin to your plant weighbridge.

Coal close-up
Applications & Use Cases

Where our coal ends up.

Thermal Power Generation

Boiler fuel for coal-fired IPPs and state utilities — Indonesian GAR grades and South African RB2/RB3 dominate this demand.

Integrated Steel

Prime hard coking coal and PCI for blast-furnace operations at India's integrated steel plants.

Cement Production

Kiln fuel and pet-coke substitute — high-CV South African and Indonesian grades preferred by India's cement belt.

Sponge Iron & DRI

Domestic Assam and Meghalaya coals for rotary-kiln sponge iron plants across eastern India.

Ferro-Alloy Smelting

High-carbon domestic coal for manganese, silicon and chrome ferro-alloy furnaces.

Chemical & Process

Captive power feedstock for fertilizer, chemical and petrochemical manufacturing.

Variants & Categories

Every grade, every origin.

South African — Richards Bay Coal Terminal

SA · RB1

RB1 Premium

Highest-grade export thermal coal from Richards Bay. Low-sulphur, low-ash, top NAR. Preferred by premium power generators.

6000 NARAsh 15%S 1.0%
SA · RB2

RB2 Standard

The workhorse grade of Indian imports. Consistent calorific value, widely accepted combustion characteristics.

5500 NARAsh 17%S 1.2%
SA · RB3

RB3 Value

Budget-friendly grade for cement and medium-CV power applications without compromising reliability.

4800 NARAsh 22%S 1.4%

Indonesian — Kalimantan & Sumatra

IDN · GAR 4200

GAR 4200

Sub-bituminous with high moisture — economical base-load power generation for coastal plants.

4200 GARTM 34%S 0.3%
IDN · GAR 4800

GAR 4800

Mid-CV Indonesian — the bulk-movement grade between Kalimantan and India's east coast.

4800 GARTM 28%S 0.5%
IDN · GAR 5200

GAR 5200

Mid-to-upper grade — preferred by IPPs seeking lower coal burn rates per MW generated.

5200 GARTM 22%S 0.6%
IDN · GAR 5400

GAR 5400

Premium Indonesian — for high-efficiency boilers and cement plants. South Kalimantan and Sumatra origins.

5400 GARTM 18%S 0.7%

Domestic — India

IND · ASSAM

Assam Coal

High calorific, low-ash sub-bituminous coal from Assam's Makum and Ledo coalfields. Ideal for sponge iron and tea estates.

6200+ kcalAsh 12%S 3%
IND · NAGPUR

Nagpur Coal

Central Indian bituminous coal — WCL sourced, used widely for power and cement across central and western India.

5000-5500 kcalAsh 30%CIL G8-G10
IND · TELANGANA

Telangana Coal

Singareni collieries — mid-to-high CV, consistent specification for southern Indian power and cement customers.

4800-5200 kcalAsh 28-35%SCCL
Quality Standards & Certifications

The specification on the contract is the one that arrives.

Every coal cargo we move is independently inspected at load-port and discharge-port by one of four internationally accredited inspection bodies. Draft-survey weight, sampling protocols and laboratory analysis follow ISO 13909 and ASTM D2234 standards.

Deviation from contracted specification triggers a documented price-adjust or reject protocol — contractually pre-agreed, so there is never ambiguity on a short-delivery.

SGS
SGS International
Loadport & discharge inspection
CIQ
China CIQ
Chinese origin coke & coal
BV
Bureau Veritas
Cargo superintendence
ISO
ISO 13909
Coal sampling standard
Why Choose VAMM Coal

Six reasons our coal book rebooks, year after year.

01

Direct Origin Contracts

Producer-level relationships at Richards Bay, Kalimantan and Appalachia — not layered through resellers.

02

Consistent Specification

Spec reliability backed by independent load-port inspection and a documented reject/price-adjust protocol.

03

Priority Berths

Owned stevedoring capacity at four east-coast ports — no missed tides, no demurrage surprises.

04

Programme Flexibility

Spot, term, tolling or risk-share — structured around your forecasting discipline, not ours.

05

Financial Conservatism

Cash-first, family-owned, never over-leveraged. The house is the same whether the market is up or down.

06

24 / 7 Desk

A trading desk that picks up the phone when a vessel is delayed — not a port agent three days later.

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