WEEKLY: China wash plants' processing run rates recover after CNY

Source: Mysteel Feb 13, 2025 16:00

Operations among the 110 Chinese independent and affiliated coking coal wash plants under Mysteel's regular survey have recovered since the end of the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, though they have not yet fully returned to pre-holiday levels. The run rates of the sampled makers jumped by 14.4 percentage points on week to average 60.2% over February 5-11, mainly due to the resumption of operations at most plants after the week-long CNY break over January 28-February 4.

Also, total output of met coal from the 110 sampled wash plants has increased too, rising by an average of 121,600 tonnes/day or by 33% to 489,350 t/d as of Tuesday, the survey results showed. Survey respondents said that some coal mines and their affiliated coking coal wash plants are