Latest news on China Coke markets

DAILY: Support for China's met coke price hike remains

Despite persistent resistance from steelmakers, Chinese metallurgical coke producers continued their push for price hikes with determination on January 23, citing supportive signals on both the cost and demand sides.

WEEKLY SUMMARY: China's iron ore prices weaken further, spot coke stable

Chinese prices for imported iron ore declined further in both spot and futures markets during January 19-23, amid the slowed recovery of steel production at steelmakers. During the same period, futures prices of metallurgical coke prices also dropped, but spot coke prices held steady overall as the

WEEKLY: North China met coke stocks rise as snow slows shipments

Frequent heavy snow falls this week disrupting shipments of metallurgical coke from major producing regions in North China have caused overall stocks nationwide to rebound, Mysteel Global has learned.

DAILY: China's met coke makers insist on price hikes despite resistance

Given their severe losses, Chinese metallurgical coke producers remained intent on hiking their sales prices, indicating that their negotiations with steelmakers may drag on in the near term, according to some sources.

Survey: Coal & coke inventory at 247 steel mills 2026.1.23

  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

Survey: Coke inventory at major Chinese ports 2026.1.23

(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 2026.1.23

  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

NBS: China's coke output tops 500 mln tonnes in '25 for new record high

China's production of all types of coke broke the 500-million tonnes threshold in 2025, climbing by 2.9% on year to 504.12 million tonnes, according to the latest regional data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published on January 22. Behind the fresh record high, four of the country's f

DAILY: China's met coke price wrangle persists, headwinds remain

Chinese metallurgical coke market remained stable on January 21, with negotiations on price hikes between coke and steel producers still at an impasse. Sources shared that steelmakers showed strong resistance as they were also struggling in a persistent market downturn.

DAILY: China's met coke outlook dims, futures slump

With gathering pressures for the steel market and weakening cost support, expectations for a successful price hike on met coke eased further on January 20. In tandem with the dimmed outlook for spot market, futures prices also recorded the largest fall in more than a month.