DAILY: China's met coke supply disruptions persist, market directionless

Production restrictions on metallurgical coke remained in some Chinese producing hubs as of December 23, which, however, hasn't brought much strength to the market. Sources said that most participants stayed on the sidelines to observe further market developments following a latest price reduction.

Sources reported that some met coke producers in North China's Hebei province were still conducting a 20-30% production cut as of Tuesday. The production cuts started early last week, when local authorities issued warnings of heavy air pollution and required the involved producers to scale back their operations by