The cement industry is the third largest consumers of coal after power and metallurgy. Cement industries rely on Coal to very great extent. The Coal used for cement industry deserves satisfaction of some specific characteristics.
In electricity generation Coal fuels to over 50%. Thermal Coal is used in power stations to generate electricity. Around 75% of electricity consumed in India is generated from Thermal power plants and about 65% of it is generated from Coal based Thermal power plant, these ratios give a picture of demand of Coal in electricity generation sector in India.
Coal plays a very important role in Steel industry. Global Steel production is dependent on Coal. Modernized direct iron making technologies permits the use of Coal directly (pulverized Coal combustion concept) without the need for metallurgical Coke, this provides lower capital cost compared to the blast furnace/coke oven and have the advantage to offer the economy of small-scale production (1,000-2,000 ton/day plants.)
Coal isn't just a fuel — it's a critical raw material that makes steelmaking chemically and economically possible.
Converted into coke through high-temperature carbonization; used in blast furnaces as the primary reducing agent.
Finely ground coal injected directly into the blast furnace, reducing dependency on expensive coke and cutting production costs.
In coal-based DRI plants, non-coking coal reduces iron ore directly into sponge iron — ideal for smaller, decentralized plants (1,000–2,000 ton/day).
Coal-fired captive power plants supply the massive, uninterrupted energy steel mills need to run furnaces and rolling mills.