CONF: Exit of small Chinese met coke makers to hasten industry consolidation

China's metallurgical coke capacity is set to be more concentrated in plants affiliated with steelmakers over the next three years, with more small independent makers expected to exit the market due to financial pressures, said Yang Lan, chief analyst with Beijing-based China Risun Group Ltd.

Addressing delegates on March 20 at the eighth National Coal and Coke Procurement Conference in Rizhao in East China's Shandong province, Yang predicted that consolidation of China's met coke industry would accelerate over 2026-2028, as poor profitability and swelling costs for environmental protection facilities drive out small independent producers. "Low