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MYSTEEL: Indonesia emerges as rising star in global coke market

Indonesia is a rising star in the global trade of coke, with its exports of the steelmaking material soaring in the past year and poised for a continued boom in 2025, Mysteel Global indicates, citing market data and industry insights.

WEEKLY SUMMARY: China's steel raw mat prices head south

Chinese prices of key steelmaking raw materials including iron ore and metallurgical coke were under pressure over January 6-10, as steel mills further reined in their production in response to more sluggish steel demand amid the winter lull, Mysteel Global noted.

DAILY: China's met coke market stable, downward room persists

The Chinese metallurgical coke market remained calm on January 10, with the national composite coke price under Mysteel's assessment holding stable from the prior working day at Yuan 1,582.8/tonne ($215.3/t) including the 13% VAT.

WEEKLY: Chinese coke plants' stocks mount by 20%

Total stocks of metallurgical coke at the 230 Chinese independent coking plants that Mysteel regularly tracks mounted by 102,300 tonnes or 20.2% on week as of January 9 to reach 609,100 tonnes. The jump reflected the cautious approach to coke purchasing adopted by steelmakers during the survey week

DAILY: Losses of Chinese coke makers widen after price cut

China's metallurgical coke prices were still weak on January 9 after slipping in the previous day. The Yuan 50-55/tonne ($6.8-7.5/t) price cut has squeezed many coke producers' margins and some of them started to further rein in production to avoid larger losses, according to market sources.

Survey: Coal & coke inventory at 247 steel mills 2025.1.10

    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 t

Survey: China 230 independent coking plants 2025.1.10

  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: Coke inventory at major Chinese ports 2025.1.10

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

DAILY: Sixth price cut takes effect in China's met coke market

China's metallurgical coke prices declined by Yuan 50-55/tonne ($6.8-7.5/t) on January 8, marking materialization of the sixth such price reduction across the country since late October last year, according to market sources.

DAILY: Chinese met coke prices stable, downbeat sentiment thick

China's metallurgical coke market kept stable on January 7, with the national composite coke price under Mysteel's assessment unchanged on day at Yuan 1,643.2/tonne ($233.6/t) including the 13% VAT.