Latest news on China Coke markets

DAILY: China's met coke sentiment stays soft despite supply disruptions

Despite recent supply disruptions in several producing regions, sentiment in China's metallurgical coke market remained soft on December 9, indicating an overwhelming concern among market players about possible price cuts from steelmakers, Mysteel Global noted.

DAILY: China's met coke market weakness signals further price cuts

China's metallurgical coke market remained weak on December 8, with new rumours spreading in the market that steelmakers intend to push for another reduction in met coke prices this week.

DAILY: China's met coke futures slump on dimmed demand outlook

China's metallurgical coke futures prices logged significant drops on December 5, as sentiment among many market players was largely dented by the expectation that demand for spot met coke would falter further alongside reductions in steelmakers' hot metal production in the coming weeks.

WEEKLY SUMMARY: Spot prices of major steelmaking raw mats in China weaken

Despite a slight increase in the seaborne market, China's spot prices for imported iron ore in the portside market dropped last week, and major iron ore futures in Dalian also ended the week lower. For metallurgical coke, the fresh bout of price cuts initiated by domestic steelmakers caused spot cok

WEEKLY: Recovery in China's met coke output continues

The average volume of metallurgical coke produced by the 230 independent coke makers across China under Mysteel's regular survey rose during the week of November 27-December 3 to 508,300 tonnes/day, up 0.9% on week and marking the highest level in a month, according to Mysteel's latest survey.

Survey: Coal & coke inventory at 247 steel mills 2025.12.05

    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 2025.12.05

  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 2025.12.05

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

DAILY: China's met coke market stays in stalemate, uncertainties remain

China's metallurgical coke market remained largely muted on December 4. While pressure from steelmakers persisted, more market participants moved to the sidelines after observing supportive signs in the upstream coking coal sector.

DAILY: China's met coke market awaits clarity amid mixed signals

The wait-and-see sentiment was growing in China's metallurgical coke market on December 3, as the emerging supportive factors as well as the expected steelmakers' push for lower met coke prices further clouded market outlook.