The field of research is to obtain a special type of reductant from non-coking and low-burning coals, which has the properties that a reductant used in electrocarbothermal processes should have (high electrical resistivity, high reactivity, relatively high ash content, etc.). Along with this, the field of research is the use of mining-metallurgical and coke-chemical production waste, in ferroalloys and energy enterprises. In particular, their briquetting, obtaining complex briquettes and cut materials. The combination of theoretical and practical activities allows for the possibility of using waste, expanding the food base, and ecologically improving the environment.