MONTHLY: Coking coal demand to test China's tight supplies in Sept

After a bullish August driven by the sustained tightness of coking coal supplies, China's coking coal market is expected to face a test from the demand side this month that will also largely determine whether coking coal prices have room to climb, according to Mysteel's latest report on the commodity.

During August, domestic coking coal supplies remained tight, the report noted. "Under the restraint of frequent mine safety inspections, coking coal output among major producing hubs stayed at low levels throughout the month, limiting coal liquidity in the spot market," it said. Since the fatal mine accident in Qinyuan county