India: Met coke production drops by 24% m-o-m in Feb'23

India's met coke production dropped by 24% m-o-m to 2.87 million tonnes (mnt) in February 2023 as against 3.76 mnt in January 2023, according to data maintained with CoalMint. Out of total production, merchant met coke output was 0.22 mnt, down 33% m-o-m while captive production was 2.69 mnt, down 22% m-o-m.

The Indian Metallurgical Coke Manufacturers Association (IMCOM) stated the need to protect domestic Industries as India is becoming a "dumping ground" for imported met coke. They have sought to impose 30% anti-dumping duty on met coke to protect domestic manufacturers from cheaper imports. The merchant coke capacity in the