Price of coal and difference in Polish and Colombian coal in stove.

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Hello.
Does anyone know how much a bag of coal is going up in November . What is the difference between polish and colombian coal in a stove?
 
Donaoib said:
Hello.
Does anyone know how much a bag of coal is going up in November . What is the difference between polish and colombian coal in a stove?
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Where did you read thst price is going up?. I thought carbon tax was increased 1st May,
 
Wholesale prices increased in July and August to fuel merchants by €4. + Vat, so the price has gone up aprox €5 for a 40kg bag, Some major wholesalers have also imposed a quota between now and the end of December of 80% of last years purchases on merchants, so if we get any very cold weather between now and then there is going to be a shortage!
In regards to Columbian and Polish coal there is not much of a difference, maybe Columbian would have a higher heat output, however these 2 products along with other bituminous (smokey as opposed to smokeless) coal products are due to be banned from sale at the end of October by Eamon Ryan
 
They will , but will have to wait until they pass the Eamon Ryan 25% moisture test before they are aloud to burn it,
 
Shelby219 said:
They will , but will have to wait until they pass the Eamon Ryan 25% moisture test before they are aloud to burn it,
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No, you dont have to wait. But if you like creating a steam & tar creating m/c in your stove, go ahead. Had you heard that dry wood is preferable than wet wood, or did Mr Ryan first inform you of that?
 
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Coal is currently $400 a tonne on the commodity market.

Last year it was average $135 and the dollar was at $1.15.

Delivery, bagging, distribution and retail costs on top of carbon tax and 13.5% vat will see a 40kg bag €35-€40 and very small margins for the retailer
 
nuggets are just "pressed coal" into nugget shapes so they are easy to fit into the stove..if you have a solid fuel stove, then some of them are long lasting...stove can still be warm the next morning
 
tom_12345 said:
nuggets are just "pressed coal" into nugget shapes so they are easy to fit into the stove..if you have a solid fuel stove, then some of them are long lasting...stove can still be warm the next morning
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Thanks Tom, i wasnt aware of that only the smokeless coal.
 
tom_12345 said:
nuggets are just "pressed coal" into nugget shapes so they are easy to fit into the stove..if you have a solid fuel stove, then some of them are long lasting...stove can still be warm the next morning
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Nuggets refer to Lignite nuggets, not pressed coal. Well down the pyramid in terms of heat output. Slightly above peat.

Pressed coal ( known as ovoids) would be manufactured from a mix of higher ranking coals
 
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