Show Coke Essential Next to iron ore the most important taut ant raw material going into the making of steel is coke In 1943 the steel industry used million tons of iron ore 57 million tons of coke- coke produced from 81 million tons of coal coal and and 24 million tons of lime lime- stone Because of its importance in steel operations practically every pig ig iron producing plant in the country coun coun- try ry is now equipped to produce its own coke Three quarters of the total otal coke capacity in the country is s operated today by producers of pig ig iron and steel many of whom normally sell surplus coke on the open market |