China's coking coal imports surge 57.5% YoY in Sept

China's imports of coking coal from all origins jumped by 57.5% on year during September to reach 6.84 million tonnes, the highest monthly total so far this year, according to recent data from China's General Administration of Customs (GACC). The leap was mainly due to the firm appetite for coal among Chinese end-users and the remarkable rise in Mongolian and Russian coal imports last month, Mysteel Global notes.

The September result meant that for the first nine months of this year, China's imports of coking coal from all origins also rose by 29.5% on year to reach 45.4 million tonnes, with the increase being higher than the 25.5% on-year growth seen during the first eight months, the