Average second-grade coke price in China down two percent in late Dec

In late December (December 21-31) this year, the average prices in China of coking coal and second-grade metallurgical coke were recorded at RMB 1,350.0/mt ($194.3/mt) and RMB 2,035.8/mt ($293.4/mt), remaining stable and decreasing by RMB 42.5/mt ($6.12/mt) or 2.0 percent, respectively, compared to prices in mid-December (December 11-20), as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics.