Latest news on China Coking Coal markets

DAILY: China's coking coal sentiment continues to warm up

China's coking coal market sentiment enjoyed a further lift on April 16, with more positive signals sent from the downstream markets. Coking coal prices continued to stabilize from previous downside pressures, with some even gaining new upward momentum, Mysteel learned.

Survey: China 230 independent coking plants 2026.4.17

  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 2026.4.17

      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 2026.4.17

(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 remains rangebound

Fluctuations continued in China's coking coal market on April 15, with price hikes and reductions both observed among miners. Although coal trades have improved marginally, many players expect the market to remain rangebound before any solid support emerges.

DAILY: China's coking coal prices edge up further

China's coking coal market continued to improve on April 14, underpinned mainly by better transactions of lower-priced coal types, sources noted. Despite a growing optimism, participants opted to remain cautious about the near-term market outlook.

DAILY: China's coking coal market sees moderate recovery

China's coking coal market showed slight improvement on April 13, following a protracted downtrend lasting nearly two weeks. Participants expect the market to stabilise in the near term, citing support from stronger sentiment.

DAILY: China's coking coal declines moderate as sentiment improves

China's coking coal price declines slowed slightly on April 10, as market expectations strengthened amid supportive signals from the downstream sectors, Mysteel learned from sources.

WEEKLY: Elevated output slackens China's coking coal market

Elevated output among domestic coking coal miners during April 2-8 further slackened the supply-demand balance in China's coking coal market, dragging coal prices lower during the week, Mysteel's latest survey found.

DAILY: China's coking coal prices trend lower, yet expectations grow

China's coking coal market extended its downtrend on April 9, with more miners cutting prices. Yet some participants stayed optimistic about the near term, expecting coke makers' price hike efforts to lend some support to the coal market.