Coking coal, or metallurgical coal, is a low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal essential for steelmaking. Heated in oxygen-free ovens, it softens and forms coke, the fuel and reducing agent that smelts iron ore in blast furnaces. Steel producers, construction, automotive, and manufacturing industries benefit most, along with mining regions and export economies.
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