Average second-grade coke price in China up 4.5 percent in early March

In early March (March 1-10) this year, the average price in China of coking coal was recorded at RMB 1,180.0/mt ($186.4/mt), remaining stable, while the average price of second-grade metallurgical coke was recorded at RMB 1,896.8/mt ($299.6/mt), up RMB 81.6/mt ($12.9/mt), i.e., increasing by 4.5 percent, both compared to prices in late February (February 21-28), as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on March 14.