India’s BCCL posts 1.6% decline in coking coal output for February 2026

Wednesday, 04 March 2026 09:57:30 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

India’s Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of state-run Coal India Limited, achieved coking coal production of 3.26 million mt in February 2026, a decline of 1.6 percent year on year, according to a company statement on Wednesday, March 4.

The production of washed coal during the month was recorded at 0.15 percent, showing a negligible increase year on year.

Production of coking coal during the first 11 months (April-February) of the fiscal year 2025-26 stood at 29.50 million mt, a fall of 15.30 percent year on year.

AjoyDas
Ajoy Das
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.


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