CONSOL Coal Resources LP (CCR) produces and sells high-Btu thermal coal in the Northern Appalachian Basin and the eastern United States. Thermal or steaming coal generates electricity when burned as the steam runs turbines that produce power for public electricity grids of industries that power their processes. Metallurgical or coking coal has a higher energy content and lower moisture making it a critical element in iron, steel, and other metal production.
Environmental reforms around the world have reduced the demand for coal as nations move to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and the