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Coal is the second primary raw material for the production of pig iron and serves as an important source of carbon in the smelting process. The industrial steelmaking process requires coal to be converted into coke. This process takes place in the coke plant, where a special coal mixture is heated to a high temperature in the absence of air, which expels the volatile components of the coal and leaves behind pure coke.