(LOOTPRESS) – The Energy Information Administration recently released domestic, non-electric utility coal production and consumption data for the 1st quarter of 2021.
Total domestic metallurgical coal shipments increased in the 1st quarter of 2021 compared to 2020 by +3.6%. U.S. coke production increased by +2.3% compared to the same time in 2020.
Shipments of coal to domestic industrial consumers declined by -7.9% from the 1st quarter of 2020. Coal shipments to commercial and institutional users declined by -5.7% from the same time in 2020.