MONTHLY: Chinese met coke prices set to falter in September

After their month-long rise in August, metallurgical coke prices in China are predicted to retreat this month, pressured lower by a tepid steel market and ample supplies of coke, according to Mysteel's latest monthly report on the commodity.

In August, the healthy profitability of steelmakers and robust hot metal production underpinned firm demand for met coke, encouraging coke producers to raise prices to recoup the profits dented earlier by surging coking coal costs, as reported. Between August 4-22, China's independent coke makers had managed to press their steelmaker