Indonesian coal miners pump up production, eye European winter

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Unloading coal from a barge into a truck at the Karya Citra Nusantara port in North Jakarta, Indonesia. Miners in the Southeast Asian nation are eager to sell more coal to Europe but are being held back by their domestic obligations. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, NANA SHIBATA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- Indonesian coal miners are racing to boost production amid record prices and rising demand from Europe ahead of winter following a ban on the fuel from Russia.

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