Latest news on China Coal & Coke markets

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 met coke futures surge amid coal supply concerns

China's metallurgical coke futures prices recorded robust growth on December 18 following positive news from the coal sector. However, the spot coke market largely remained weak, with participants concerned about new price cuts from steelmakers.

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  

Survey: Coke inventory at major Chinese ports 2025.12.19

(Unit: 1'000 t)   Note: Qingdao port has been included in the table since April 28 2017.   Edited by Adrian Zhou, zhouwenhaoa@mysteel.com

Survey: China 230 independent coking plants 2025.12.19

  Mysteel's weekly survey on 230 independent coking plant, survey including output, capacity utilization rate and inventory.                                                       Notes: Days of Inventory = Latest inventory / Average daily consumption volume; Daily output survey period: Thursday - We

Survey: Coal & coke inventory at 247 steel mills 2025.12.19

  Note: 1. The capacity utilization = actual coke output at the surveyed coking plants / designed coking capacity;2. Days of Inventory = inventory/daily consumption (average) of the last week;3. The survey period for the average coke output is seven days over the previous Thursday-Wednesday, and the

MYSTEEL: Will winter restocking prop up China's coking coal market?

The uncertain landscape for winter restocking intensity this year has clouded prospects for the Chinese coking coal market in the near term. Despite lingering hopes for its potential support, the support for market prices is anticipated to be limited, Mysteel predicts in its latest monthly report.

NDRC: China to tighten oversight on projects risking duel 'highs'

China will impose stricter controls on high-energy consumption and high-emission projects starting in 2026, Xiao Weiming, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced at a major conference on December 13.