Storage advantages Storage is a valuable option to the customer. Shipments can be controlled to match the end-users' production needs. This can be a value-added service to give the coke supplier a competitive edge. Electro-Coal does store coke on soil cement pads. We have developed techniques to control the generation of fines in the product, going into storage and leaving storage.
Storage allows for the screening of furnace coke.
To screen coke you need plenty of ground storage area. The preferred pile and secondary pile are then available for shipment. In some cases, a certain percentage of the secondary coke will be blended back into the preferred coke to meet a customer's request. After the screening process is completed, the original pile is available for more product. Screening will also remove any foreign objects that may have entered the product since its production in the coke battery.