WEEKLY: High costs weigh on China's met coke production

The average production of metallurgical coke among the 230 independent coke producers under Mysteel's tracking dipped 1.3% during October 9-15 from the previous week to 521,800 tonnes, according to Mysteel's latest survey.

Survey respondents noted that higher coking coal costs had eroded the coke makers' profits once again and dampened their production enthusiasm, leading to the drop in their coke output. During the survey week, domestic coking coal prices strengthened amid smooth transactions, as some coke producers lifted coal purchases after their