COKE MAKING
The coke making department produces coke from the carbonization of high grade coking coal. The coke is a raw material for use at the blast furnaces. The coke making department consists of 6 coke batteries and there are a total of 334 ovens in the 6 batteries. The plant has the capacity to produce 1.4 m tons of coke per annum. The gas generated form the carbonization of coal is used in internal heating processes at Vanderbijlpark- mainly at the hot strip mill and the plate mill. Commercial grade coke can also be produced when there is spare capacity available.