I-petroleum coke/GPC eveliswe yipetroleum/GPC yoyisa imveliso yemveli ye-Acheson yeziko engazinzanga, iba lukhetho lokuqala lwamashishini amaninzi emveliso, anjengokujulwa kwamandla omoya aphezulu, ishishini lemveliso ye-auto motitive castings, ukuphosa amandla enyukliya, njl. ishishini. Ikwasetyenziswa njengokufunxa isinyithi esinzima kwinkqubo yokucoca amanzi amdaka kunye nezinto ezikrwada zegraphite cathode kwiseli ye-aluminium electrolysis.