Europe Coal Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

The report covers European Coal Companies and the market is segmented by type (anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite), application (electricity, steel, cement, and others), and geography (Russia, Germany, Poland, and the Rest of Europe). The market size and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue (USD) for all the above segments.

Europe Coal Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Europe Coal Market Size

Europe Coal Market Summary
Study Period 2019 - 2030
Base Year For Estimation 2024
Forecast Data Period 2025 - 2030
Historical Data Period 2019 - 2023
CAGR 1.50 %
Market Concentration Low

Major Players

Europe Coal Market Major Players

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order

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Europe Coal Market Analysis

The Europe Coal Market is expected to register a CAGR of greater than 1.5% during the forecast period.

The outbreak of COVID-19 had a negative effect on the market.The market has currently reached pre-pandemic levels.

  • Factors such as increasing demand for steel production are likely to drive the market. Also, the electricity sector is expected to be the largest user of coal during the forecast period. As many countries are still trying to build new coal-fired power plants, especially in Eastern Europe, where cheap electricity is required, the presence of coal basins like the Donetsk basin is expected to drive the market.
  • But a move away from coal-based power generation and efforts to use less coal in different end-user applications across the region are likely to slow the growth of the studied market.
  • New technologies, like "clean coal," are expected to make coal better for the environment and lower the cost of the electricity it makes. This is likely to make the fuel more reliable and give market players a chance to make money.
  • Russia is expected to be the biggest market for coal in the region because it uses and makes the most coal and because more money is being put into the mining industry there.

Europe Coal Industry Overview

The European coal market is partially fragmented. Some of the key players in this market (in no particular order) include Suek AG, UK Kuzbassrazrezugol OAO, Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG), Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA, and Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA.

Europe Coal Market Leaders

  1. Suek AG

  2. UK Kuzbassrazrezugol OAO

  3. Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG)

  4. Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA

  5. Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA

  6. *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
Europe Coal Market Concentration
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Europe Coal Market News

  • October 2022: The German government has an agreement with a German multinational energy company that plans to expand the Garzweiler coal mine over Lutzerath village. The company plans to extract 280 million metric tons of lignite by 2030.
  • August 2022: The Heyden coal power plant in Petershagen was reactivated in Germany. The power plant has a capacity of 875 MW and started operation in 1987.

Europe Coal Market Report - Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

  • 1.1 Scope of the Study
  • 1.2 Market Definition
  • 1.3 Study Assumptions

2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4. MARKET OVERVIEW

  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Market Size and Demand Forecast, in USD billion till 2028
  • 4.3 Recent Trends and Developments
  • 4.4 Government Policies and Regulations
  • 4.5 Market Dynamics
    • 4.5.1 Drivers
    • 4.5.2 Restraints
  • 4.6 Supply Chain Analysis
  • 4.7 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
    • 4.7.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    • 4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
    • 4.7.3 Threat of New Entrants
    • 4.7.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services
    • 4.7.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5. MARKET SEGMENTATION

  • 5.1 Type
    • 5.1.1 Anthracite
    • 5.1.2 Bituminous
    • 5.1.3 Sub-Bituminous
    • 5.1.4 Lignite
  • 5.2 Application
    • 5.2.1 Electricity
    • 5.2.2 Steel
    • 5.2.3 Cement
    • 5.2.4 Other Applications
  • 5.3 Geography
    • 5.3.1 Russia
    • 5.3.2 Germany
    • 5.3.3 Poland
    • 5.3.4 Rest of Europe

6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

  • 6.1 Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements
  • 6.2 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
  • 6.3 Company Profiles
    • 6.3.1 Suek AG
    • 6.3.2 UK Kuzbassrazrezugol OAO
    • 6.3.3 Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG)
    • 6.3.4 Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA
    • 6.3.5 Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA
    • 6.3.6 Siberian Coal Energy Company
    • 6.3.7 Mechel PAO
    • 6.3.8 Severstal PAO
    • 6.3.9 Raspadskaya PAO
  • *List Not Exhaustive

7. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

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Europe Coal Industry Segmentation

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock with a high amount of carbon and hydrocarbons that forms as rock strata. The main types of coal are bituminous coal and sub-bituminous coal. Sub-bituminous coal is a type of coal that is gray-black or dark brown in color and varies in hardness from hard to soft because it is an intermediate stage between low-quality lignite and higher-quality bituminous coal. The European coal market is segmented by type, application, and geography. By type, it is segmented into anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite. By application, the market is segmented into electricity, steel, cement, and others. The report also covers the size and forecasts of the coal market across the major countries in the region. For each segment, market sizing and forecasts have been done based on revenue (USD billion).

Type Anthracite
Bituminous
Sub-Bituminous
Lignite
Application Electricity
Steel
Cement
Other Applications
Geography Russia
Germany
Poland
Rest of Europe
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Europe Coal Market Research FAQs

What is the current Europe Coal Market size?

The Europe Coal Market is projected to register a CAGR of greater than 1.5% during the forecast period (2025-2030)

Who are the key players in Europe Coal Market?

Suek AG, UK Kuzbassrazrezugol OAO, Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG), Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA and Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA are the major companies operating in the Europe Coal Market.

What years does this Europe Coal Market cover?

The report covers the Europe Coal Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The report also forecasts the Europe Coal Market size for years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.

Europe Coal Industry Report

Statistics for the 2025 Europe Coal market share, size and revenue growth rate, created by Mordor Intelligence™ Industry Reports. Europe Coal analysis includes a market forecast outlook for 2025 to 2030 and historical overview. Get a sample of this industry analysis as a free report PDF download.