WEEKLY: China met coke output drops further amid feed coal tightness

China's metallurgical coke production declined further this week, as some coking plants scaled back operations due to tightening coking coal availability in surrounding regions. Overall coke supply is expected to remain constrained in the near term, providing support for prices.

Mysteel's survey showed that during May 28-June 3, daily met coke output at the 230 independent coke plants across China averaged 519,200 tonnes/day, edging down 0.08% from the previous week and falling 2.2% from a year earlier. This week, concerns over coke supply were amplified by developments in Shanxi, the