Coal:

How We Use It

Coal is a key ingredient
in the production of steel

Steel goes into almost everything
we touch and use every day, from
cell phones and tablets, to fridges
and stoves.

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Globally and here at home, steel is used to build
critical infrastructure such as housing,
hospitals and bridges.

TRANSPORTATION

Steel is used to help build our transit networks.

630 kilograms
of steelmaking coal is
required to produce an
average-sized car.

30,000 tonnes
of steelmaking coal was used to build
the new Canada Line rapid transit system
connecting Richmond & Vancouver.

EXPORTS

Canada is the third largest
exporter of steelmaking
coal after Australia
and the United States.

89% of Canadian steelmaking
coal comes from B.C.

Japan & South Korea consumed
the largest share of B.C.’s total
steelmaking coal exports, however
China’s demand for B.C. coal
is on the rise.

Canada

USA

Australia

GREEN ENERGY

Steel and steelmaking coal play a critical role
in the production of green energy technology.

Wind turbines, solar panels, tidal power & bio-energy
systems all rely on steelmaking coal to help bring sustainable
and renewable energy to the world.

40% of the world’s
population relies on
coal for daily energy

Thermal coal is used in the
production of energy.

4 out of every 10
people on the planet
today rely on thermal
coal to produce
electricity.

Coal generates...

41%

of the worlds
electricity

30%

of global primary
energy needs

70%

of the worlds
steel production

REDUCING POVERTY

1.3 billion people are currently
without access to electricity.

Without coal as part of the energy mix, these
people will needlessly remain in poverty.

Thermal coal plays a critical role in the
production of affordable and dependable
power throughout the world.

Today, the world’s electricity is created
from the following sources:

42% Coal

21% Natural Gas

15% Hydroelectric

14% Nuclear

5% Oil

3% Renewables

42% COAL