Coal Tar PitchPast, Present, and Future | SpringerLink
WEBThe first coal chemical recovery ovens were installed in the United States in 1893. By 1915, byproduct ovens accounted for 97% of the metallurgical coke produced in the United States. These byproduct ovens produced coal tar as one of the major byproducts. An industry developed around distillation of coal tar to produce various products.