The era of ESG consciousness and its effects on coal handling and processing plants

Open Access

Issue		MATEC Web Conf. Volume 416, 2025 XXI^st International Coal Preparation Congress: “Advancing Sustainable Coal Preparation” (ICPC XXI 2025)


Article Number		01008
Number of page(s)		14
Section		New Opportunities and Developments / Waste Reprocessing
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541601008
Published online		10 November 2025

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