WEEKLY: China wash-plant met coal output stays largely stable

The operational rate of the 110 Chinese independent and affiliated coking coal wash plants under Mysteel's regular survey remained generally stable at 68.63% over November 20-26, nudging down by a tiny 0.19 percentage point on week, as some affiliated wash plants slowed their operations while independent processors maintained normal production during the survey week.

By Tuesday, processed coking coal production at these 110 sampled plants had remained steady too, averaging 575,030 tonnes/day, or up by a small 100 t/d on week, the latest survey findings show. During the survey week, coal miners in key mining regions such as North China's Shanxi province kept their