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Coal consumption in 2019 was roughly 7.9 million tons of which 81 percent was imported, mainly from the US, Australia, Colombia and Russia.
The largest user was the steel industry at 3 million tons followed by the generating industry at 2.9 tons. The other 2 million tons was consumed by other industries such as cement and brick manufacturers. Heritage railways consumed about 26,000 tons.
Even if the generation section stops using it permanently there will still be a demand of around 4 to 5 million tons annually. I would assume that the heritage sector will still be able to get hold of supplies for quite a few years yet. The only downside is the price per ton currently it's around the £250 per ton mark.
Cheers John
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