Miners of hard coal ratified a proposed contract today, ending a 30-day strike that began with their rejection of an earlier offer.
Approximately 13% of total hard coal production is currently used by the steel industry - over 66% of total global steel production is dependent on coal.
The railways found that, because of the decreasing proportion of hard coal, even greater quantities of coal were required to provide the necessary locomotive running.
Despite the increasing share of natural gas in the fuel structure, hard coal is still considered as a main fuel applied in Polish power and heat generating facilities.
The statistics describe the use of hard coal in generation of electricity and heat in Finland.
Definition of hard coal in US English:
hard coal
nounhärd kōl
another term for anthracite
Example sentencesExamples
Approximately 13% of total hard coal production is currently used by the steel industry - over 66% of total global steel production is dependent on coal.
The railways found that, because of the decreasing proportion of hard coal, even greater quantities of coal were required to provide the necessary locomotive running.
Despite the increasing share of natural gas in the fuel structure, hard coal is still considered as a main fuel applied in Polish power and heat generating facilities.
The statistics describe the use of hard coal in generation of electricity and heat in Finland.
Miners of hard coal ratified a proposed contract today, ending a 30-day strike that began with their rejection of an earlier offer.