DAILY: Shanxi's coke makers set to push for met coke price hikes

The Shanxi Coking Industry Association is reportedly pushing for a coordinated regional price hike for met coke in the country's largest coke-producing base, signaling coke makers' growing resolve to alleviate current financial distress.

Mysteel Coke Index (MCI) CDQ, which tracks China's national dry-quenched quasi-first-grade met coke prices, remained unchanged on day at Yuan 1,838.7/tonne ($272.7/t) last Friday, while the MCI CWQ for wet-quenched quasi-first-grade met coke also stood flat at Yuan 1,695/t. According to some industry sources, the Association has proposed raising Shanxi