WEEKLY: Production at China's met coke plants stays high

During May 29-June 4, production among China's independent metallurgical coke producers remained at the previous week's high, with daily output among the 230 independent met coke producers Mysteel tracks averaging 531,000 tonnes/day. Capacity utilization among the 230 makers averaged 74.9%, slightly lower by 0.2 percentage point from the previous week.

During the week, the robust output among the coke makers and sluggish demand for met coke among those mills without internal coking facilities widened the gap between met coke supply and demand, Mysteel Global noted. The high run-rates being observed by the coke producers at a time when demand from