NBS: China's coke output rises 2% YoY over Jan-Apr

China's production of coke for all uses totalled 167.41 million tonnes during the January-April period, bettering output during the same period last year by 2% and marking the highest level in the country's history, according to the latest data from China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Behind the enthusiasm for production among coke makers is the healthy profitability they have enjoyed so far this year. Since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, coking coal prices in China had jumped notably amid surges in global energy prices. The rapid climbs in production costs of the domestic coking plants