Dec 16 (Reuters) - Whitehaven Coal Ltd WHC.AX :
* FY 2016 update - strong operational and financial performance WHC.AX
* Says it expects to achieve EBITDA in the range of $100M to $105M for h1fy2016
* Says cash margin performance in the half year is expected to exceed the $13 per tonne margin reported for the financial year ended 30 June 2015
* Full year guidance for rom coal production on a 100% basis for FY 2016 has also been upgraded to a range of 19.5mtpa to 20.1mtpa
* Says confirms its guidance of being profitable in the first half of the financial year
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