Met Coal and You
How much steelmaking coal is required to build a wind turbine or a pick-up truck? It may be more than you think.
Met coal and our every day lives
Steel is the most used metal on earth — it is critical to modern life. It is integral to our energy systems, our transportation, construction, appliances, even the frame on your smart watch, and the medical equipment we need. The modern world simply needs steel, and will need a lot more of it in the decades to come.
Below is a small look into how much met coal it would take to produce the steel required to build projects or items everyone is familiar with. With world steel demand expected to remain strong for decades to come, Canada has a real opportunity to grow our steelmaking coal sector and be a stable, secure provider to the world.
Steel is everywhere. So is met coal.
Discover who needs steel — and how coal makes modern life possible.