WEEKLY: Stocks of Chinese coke makers near two-month low

Coke stocks held by the 230 independent coke producers throughout China that Mysteel surveys weekly declined by 79,100 tonnes or 9.8% on week during March 14-20 to 726,500 tonnes, the lowest since late January, the latest findings show.

Over March 13-19, total coke output among the 230 sampled plants increased to an average of 508,500 tonnes/day, up by a large 13,200 t/d from the previous week. The result showed the producers had finally lifted their output after four consecutive weeks of decline. Despite the increase in coke production, the