MYSTEEL: Shanxi's coal output falls 31% YoY in September as mine restarts falter

Shanxi province produced 78.83 million tonnes of raw coal in September, down 31.3% on year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. This was a slightly steeper slide than August's 30.9% on-year fall, even as output last month was actually 5.7% up from August.

Shanxi, which mined about 1.3 billion tonnes of coal in 2025 – some 27% of the national total – is still mining coal at far below speed, despite a government push to accelerate the restart of mines under suspension. Beijing's policy regarding coal supply has shifted firmly in the past