Main origin

The majority of coal tar is distilled to produce refined products, including creosote, coal-tar pitch, crude naphthalene, and anthracene oils. Some crude coal tar is used as fuel for blast furnaces in the steel industry, because of its high availability and heating value. In the industry of alumina and aluminium production and processing, coal tar is used in several process steps, particularly in the manufacturing of anodes. Further applications are in the broad sectors of construction and in various coal related industries. The world production of bitumen is of approximately 87 million tons per year and more than 250 known applications of bitumen exist. The majority of bitumen is used in the construction sector, in particular in paving and roofing applications (26).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07