Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian state-owned coal mining and refinery company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
It is the largest coal-producing company in the world and a Maharatna company. The company contributes to around 82% of the coal production in India.
The company produces non-coking coal and coking coal of various grades for diverse applications. Most of the coal production is from open cast mines.
Coal India’s major consumers are power and steel sectors. Others include cement, fertilizer, brick kilns and a host of other industries. The company sells substantially all of the raw coal it produces in the Indian market.
