Steelmaking production costs - steam coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, scrap.
Steel Cost Trends
Coal, coke, ore, scrap, energy
Year 2002 Steelmaking Raw Material and Input Costs
| Year/ Month | Thermal Coal $/tonne |
Coking Coal $/ton |
Iron Ore C/dmtu |
Natural Gas $/1000m3 |
Steel Scrap $/tonne | Electric C/KwH |
| 2002 M1 | 29.1 | 49.98 | 29.3 | 100.4 | n/a | 4.73 |
| 2002 M2 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 100.4 | n/a | 4.76 | |
| 2002 M3 | 29.6 | 29.3 | 100.4 | n/a | 4.73 | |
| 2002 M4 | 28.8 | 51.05 | 29.3 | 92.2 | n/a | 4.73 |
| 2002 M5 | 28.6 | 29.3 | 92.2 | n/a | 4.78 | |
| 2002 M6 | 26.7 | 29.3 | 92.2 | n/a | 5.03 | |
| 2002 M7 | 24.9 | 50.5 | 29.3 | 90.7 | n/a | 5.27 |
| 2002 M8 | 24.0 | 29.3 | 90.7 | n/a | 5.15 | |
| 2002 M9 | 24.5 | 29.3 | 91.2 | n/a | 4.98 | |
| 2002 M10 | 26.3 | 51.09 | 29.3 | 100.1 | n/a | 4.91 |
| 2002 M11 | 26.3 | 29.3 | 100.1 | n/a | 4.71 | |
| 2002 M12 | 26.3 | 29.3 | 101.3 | n/a | 4.72 |
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