Walter Hislop Anderson
Chief Executive Officer at Hislop Anderson Commodities
Presentation Title: Global Anthracite Review 2026 and beyond
As the steel and carbon industries continue to evolve under mounting pressure to decarbonise while maintaining cost efficiency, anthracite remains an increasingly important part of the conversation.
At this year’s Eurocoke event, delegates can look forward to an in-depth presentation titled “Global Anthracite Review 2026 and Beyond”, exploring global supply and demand dynamics, metallurgical applications, trade flows, pricing trends and anthracite’s future role within emerging low-carbon carbon solutions.
The session will cover:
Ahead of the event, we spoke to Walter Anderson of Hislop Anderson Commodities about the current state of the market, the opportunities ahead, and why anthracite deserves greater industry attention.
When asked why the industry should be paying closer attention to anthracite right now, the response was clear: despite changing market dynamics and increasing pressure around emissions, anthracite continues to offer significant value.
“Anthracite is still a low-cost carbon in the reduction process and the value it brings in terms of price per fixed carbon unit is still one of the lowest cost, high-volume and easily transportable carbon sources in the world,” they explained.
While reserves outside of Russia, China and Vietnam remain relatively limited, demand is expected to grow steadily — particularly with increasing carbon requirements in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking.
“Compared to other commodities it might not be critical, but it is still very important.”
Hislop Anderson’s long-standing involvement in the anthracite sector gives the company a unique perspective across both established and emerging markets.
“What delegates might find interesting is that we have exposure to various bigger and smaller mines, not just in South Africa but across the world,” they said.
Walter believes that niche producers can often provide highly specialised anthracite products that are particularly valuable to certain end users — something increasingly important as metallurgical requirements become more targeted and technically specific.
Walter also highlighted the importance of market experience and anticipating trends before they fully emerge.
“We believe we are very much in step with what will happen to markets before they happen, as experience has helped us understand and plan around this.”
Hislop Anderson also played a pioneering role in reintroducing South African anthracite into international markets, shipping the first trials of Maloma and Nkomati anthracite to customers in Europe, the UK, the US and Japan. The company has additionally helped introduce niche Peruvian anthracite into selected markets.
“We love the anthracite industry and want to play a part in helping the industry grow — and most importantly, helping producers do well.”
Beyond the presentations themselves, Eurocoke continues to provide a vital platform for networking and collaboration across the steel, coke and carbon sectors.
“It is great to be amongst peers and people that understand the industry,” they noted.
“From traders, producers and end users, we have found it insightful and greatly helpful to be able to meet with everyone face to face.”
For many delegates, these informal discussions remain one of the most valuable aspects of the event.
“We feel privileged to be amongst such great companies and stalwarts that have been pioneers in their industry and their regions.”
With shifting trade patterns, growing focus on decarbonisation and increasing pressure on raw material supply chains, sessions such as Global Anthracite Review 2026 and Beyond promise to deliver timely insight into where the market is heading next.
