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Most of the Brazilian coal, usually located in Santa Catarina and my home state Rio Grande do Sul, is of a low quality with a lot of sulphur contamination, just like the coal which exploded aboard the Titanic leading to a fire that weakened a section of the hull, leading to the sheetmetal being shredded at the impact with the iceberg. So, most of the Brazilian steel mills operate with coal imported from South Africa, while local coal is mostly used as a fuel for powerplants.
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