Coal
Coal is bought on its numbers. Every cargo we discuss starts from a laboratory analysis and a clear specification.
In short
Coal is mined in bulk, washed and tested, and sold to a written specification by the shipload.
- Type
- Sedimentary rock
- Density
- 1.2–1.5 g/cm³
- Key number
- Calorific value (kcal/kg)
- Priced in
- USD per tonne, by specification
What it is
Coal is a black sedimentary rock formed from ancient plant matter. Thermal coal is burned for power and in cement kilns. Metallurgical (coking) coal is used to make steel. Its value depends on energy content, moisture, ash and sulphur.
Supplied as
- Bulk, by specification
Who buys it
- Power generation
- Cement and industrial kilns
- Steelmaking (metallurgical grades)
What we check before we sell
- 01Proximate and calorific analysis
- 02Sulphur and ash content
- 03Export and shipping documentation
From raw to refined
How coal becomespower and steel.
Follow coal through 8 stages, from the moment it leaves the ground to the finished piece. Keep scrolling: each step has its own photograph or film.
Seam · Exposed seam
The coal seam
Coal formed from plant matter buried in swamps millions of years ago. It lies in layers called seams, from a few centimetres to many metres thick.
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