The Port of Richards Bay is located in Richards Bay harbour on the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa, and contains the Richards Bay Coal Terminal which is the largest coal export facility in Africa
Origins: Indonesia, South Africa, Russia, Colombia, Australia
The most significant uses of coal are in electricity generation, steel production, cement manufacturing and as a liquid fuel. Steam coal - also known as thermal coal - is mainly used in power generation.
Coking coal - also known as metallurgical coal - is mainly used in steel production.
Coal is world’s most abundant fossil fuel formed from the decomposition of organic materials, plants, vegetation that accumulated in swamps to great depths. With burial, the plant material was subjected to high temperatures and pressures over millions of years. This caused physical and chemical changes in the vegetation, transforming it into peat and then into coal.
While being transformed from organic matter (peat) into coal, it underwent various stages like formation of lignite or ‘brown coal ‘, which is the lowest quality of coal, to sub bituminous to bituminous and then anthracite, which is the highest quality and hardest coal.
High-rank coals are high in carbon and therefore heat value, but low in hydrogen and oxygen. Low-rank coals are low in carbon but high in hydrogen and oxygen content. In addition to carbon, coals contain hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and varying amounts of sulphur.
Use of Coal
Coal has many important uses worldwide. The most significant uses are in electricity generation. Not only does coal provide electricity, it is also an essential fuel for steel and cement production. Other important users of coal include paper manufacturers, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
CPIL has been one of the leading traders of coal in India over the last 25 years. The company has signed a long term agreement for supply of coal to various parties which will zoom its turnover in multiples in not too distant future. The company is also going to import coal from Indonesia and South-Africa in the near future.
Our premium-quality coal is sourced for diverse industrial applications, including energy production and manufacturing. With consistent grade and reliability, it meets global standards, ensuring efficient performance and value for export markets.
