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madaxe_againtoday at 12:33 PM1 replyview on HN

Steel is the tough one - the vast majority of new steel is produced using blast furnaces and coke. DRI is still a fringe product.

I mean, the UK proudly trumpets that they're coal-free, while entertaining a new coking coal mine.


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apitoday at 12:48 PM

Steel is also a small percentage of coal use. The vast majority of coal is used for electricity generation.

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