WEEKLY: China's met coke output drops as losses mount for makers

Metallurgical coke output among the 230 Chinese independent producers under Mysteel's tracking during October 16-22 declined by another 1.1% from the previous week to average a combined 516,000 tonnes/day, according to Mysteel's latest survey.

Over the same period, Mysteel's data showed that the 230 producers' average capacity utilisation rate had fallen for a sixth consecutive week to average 73.16%, as deeper losses on coke sales weighed on their operations, a Shanxi-based analyst said. Another Mysteel survey of 30 merchant coke makers nationwide found that