In September this year, China exported 470,000 mt of metallurgical coke, down 23.9 percent year on year, according to the monthly import and export data issued by the Chinese customs authorities. Meanwhile, in September, China exported 150,000 mt of coking coal, up 180 percent year on year.
In the January-September period this year, China’s metallurgical coke exports totaled 5.74 million mt, declining by 22.5 percent year on year, while it exported 2.1 million mt of coking coal, up 127.1 percent year on year.