WEEKLY: China's met coal wash plants output rises for 3rd week

Processed coking coal production at 314 independent coal wash plants across China under Mysteel's tracking averaged 264,000 tonnes/day over August 6-12, up 1.4% from the previous week and marking the third consecutive weekly increase, according to Mysteel's latest survey.

With Chinese coking coal prices holding firm at high levels during the week, some plants ramped up production to seize better profit margins, a survey respondent said. As of August 13, Mysteel's composite coking coal price stood at Yuan 1,213.1/tonne ($169.1/t) including 13% VAT, up by Yuan 1.3/t from the