Coking Coal

coking coal is used in the process of creating coke necessary for iron and steel-making. Coke is a porous, hard black rock of concentrated carbon that is created by heating bituminous coal without air to extremely high temperatures. Thermal coal is used for the purpose of producing heat and cannot be coked. Coking coal is a half product which needs to be coked before being used in ironsteel production.Coking coal is hard to supply and most of the time more expensive.