WEEKLY: Run rates at China's coal wash plants decline further

The operational rate of the 110 Chinese independent and affiliated coking coal wash plants under Mysteel's regular survey slipped for the second straight week during October 24-30 to average 66.52%, lower by 1.7 percentage points on week, according to the latest survey findings.

Over the same period, total production of processed coking coal among these 110 sampled plants also declined, dipping by 17,600 tonnes/day on week to average 555,730 t/d, the survey results indicate. Production fell this week, partly due to an accident at a large coal mine owned by Kailuan Group in