A blast furnace is a smelting furnace in the form of a tower into which a blast of hot compressed air can be introduced from below. Such furnaces are used chiefly to make iron from a mixture of iron ore, coke, and limestone. A coke oven is an oven used for carbonization (as of coal) for the production of coke.
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Coal consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the UK 1970-2022
The coal consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the United Kingdom has decreased significantly since 1970. In 2022, the coal consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the UK amounted to around *** million metric tons, falling from **** million metric tons in 1970.
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GOV.UK. (July 27, 2023). Coal fuel consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/555431/uk-coal-consumption-coke-oven-blast-furnace/
GOV.UK. "Coal fuel consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 27, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/555431/uk-coal-consumption-coke-oven-blast-furnace/
GOV.UK. (2023). Coal fuel consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/555431/uk-coal-consumption-coke-oven-blast-furnace/
GOV.UK. "Coal Fuel Consumption of Coke Ovens and Blast Furnaces in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jul 2023, /statistics/555431/uk-coal-consumption-coke-oven-blast-furnace/
GOV.UK, Coal fuel consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/555431/uk-coal-consumption-coke-oven-blast-furnace/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Coal fuel consumption of coke ovens and blast furnaces in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/555431/uk-coal-consumption-coke-oven-blast-furnace/
