FEATURE: Is now good time for Chinese thermal coal buyers to take positions?

Source: Mysteel Dec 19, 2025 19:20

After nearly a month of uninterrupted declines in China's spot thermal coal market, a familiar question starting to be asked among traders and end users is whether prices have fallen low enough to start buying?

With prices in freefall since late November, inquiries for the coal picked up slightly this week after a prolonged trading stalemate in early December. This has fuelled tentative optimism among some traders, who argue that the recent slump should prompt buyers to step in. "Prices are already low enough,

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