Latest news on China Coking Coal markets

WEEKLY: China's coking coal production recovers after CNY holiday

Production activity in China's coking coal mining regions recovered quickly during February 24-27, as miners returned from the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday earlier this month. However, the increase in supply has begun to weigh on coal prices.

Survey: China 230 independent coking plants 2026.2.27

  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 2026.2.27

      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

Survey: Imported coking coal port inventory 2026.2.27

(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  

DAILY: China's coking coal market stays weak, outlook dim

China's spot coking coal market extended the weak run on February 26 due to tepid transactions and increased coal availability at major mining areas, and the market outlook is clouded by mandated blast furnace production cuts in northern steel mills starting next week.

DAILY: China's coking coal demand remains sluggish, prices flat

China's spot coking coal demand remained lackluster as of February 25, which continued constraining liquidity of the feed material. Domestic coking coal prices, however, have not experienced significant downside pressure as miners' coking coal stockpiles stayed at moderate levels despite slow trades

DAILY: Chinese coking coal miners hold prices firm, trades thin

Chinese spot coking coal prices remained largely stable on February 24, the first working day after the nine-day Chinese New Year holiday, as coal miners tended to firm their offers temporarily to watch further developments of the market trend, Mysteel learned.

DAILY: China's coking coal market set to remain weak after holiday

The weakness of China's spot coking coal market is expected to persist after the Chinese New Year holiday over February 15-23, mainly weighed by the slow recovery of restocking interest among most downstream plants, Mysteel learned.

WEEKLY: Holiday halts trim China's coking coal production

The widespread mine stoppages for the Chinese New Year holidays have significantly reduced coking coal output in China this week. This, coupled with fading purchases from end-users and traders, has left the market at an impasse ahead of the festival.

Survey: Coal & coke inventory at 247 steel mills 2026.2.13

    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