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268 vi. mining and metallurgical industry.
Consumption of Charcoal and Cellulose Wood. Average Value of Charcoal.
Average Value of Charcoal.
Consumption of Cellulose Wood.
» J Charcoal.
The rising prices of charcoal have compelled iron makers to use all
endeavours to restrict the consumption thereof, both absolutely and per ton of
pig iron and wrought iron produced; these endeavours have met with no
small success.
Preparation of Charcoal. Charcoal is made chiefly in charringheaps
(milor) in the forests. But a good deal of it is produced in charring
kilns, situated either at the iron works or in other places, favourably
located for the up transport of wood and the down transport of charcoal.
Moreover, in the north of Sweden at the seaside there are large numbers
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