Latest news on China Coal markets

Mongolia's coal output tops 10 million tonnes in November

For the first time on record, Mongolia's monthly coal output has crossed the 10-million-tonne threshold, with the November result setting a new all-time high amid increased demand from the domestic power sector and robust exports to China.

WEEKLY: China's coking coal production rises from lows

Production activity at Chinese coking coal mines gathered pace slightly during the past week, lifting the domestic supply from its previous lows. Market players expect coal mines' output of the steelmaking material to fluctuate at relatively low levels in the coming week, in tandem with some mines'

WEEKLY: China's thermal coal price slumps to ease this week

China's thermal coal market enters the new week under persistent weakness after prices kept losing steam during December 15-19. A combination of high port stocks, unseasonably warm weather, strong domestic supply, and competitive imports is likely to cap any price rebound.

Survey: China's imported coal market summary 2025.12.22

Mysteel weekly survey on China's imported coal market   Coking coal imports Seaborne coking coal offering price to China, unit: $/tonne   PCI coal imports: Seaborne PCI coal offering price to China, unit: $/t   Seaborne thermal coal offering price to China:   Edited by Adrian Zhou, zhouwenhaoa@myst

DAILY: China's thermal coal prices plummet as inventories swell

China's domestic thermal coal prices extended a sharp decline on December 19, as coal inventories at northern ports swelled further, highlighting ongoing fundamental weakness in the market.

DAILY: China's coking coal prices edge up, market weakness remains

China's coking coal market continued improving slowly on December 19, supported by emerging buying interest from some downstream coal users. However, the pace of the market recovery was still curbed by weak supply-demand fundamentals and insufficient confidence among market participants, Mysteel lea

FEATURE: Is now good time for Chinese thermal coal buyers to take positions?

After nearly a month of uninterrupted declines in China's spot thermal coal market, a familiar question starting to be asked among traders and end users is whether prices have fallen low enough to start buying?

DAILY: China's thermal coal prices fall despite colder weather outlook

China's domestic thermal coal prices extended their decline on December 18, despite forecasts of colder weather sweeping parts of North China next week. Market participants remained bearish, citing the persistently loose supply and an absence of firm demand.

DAILY: China's coking coal uptrend widens, yet corrections continue

The Chinese coking coal market showed more signs of improvement on December 18, though downward price corrections continued. This indicates that the market still sits at a crossroads at present, and a broader rebound will hinge on concentrated restocking moves from downstream users, which have yet t

Survey: Imported coking coal port inventory 2025.12.19

(Unit: 1'000 t)   Note:  Jingtang port stocks have been included in Shougang Group's inventories since Dec 28 2012, and those at No. 36-40 berths since Jan 4 2015. Qingdao and Zhanjiang ports have been added into the survey since Nov 15 2013.   Edited by Adrian Zhou, zhouwenhaoa@mysteel.com