Latest situation in local Chinese coke market

Friday, 22 May 2015 17:39:30 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai
During the week ending May 22, metallurgical coke prices in the Chinese domestic market have indicated a slight downtrend, while transaction activity in the overall market is at decent levels. As of May 22, coke futures contract (1509) offers at Dalian Commodity Exchange closed at RMB 912.5/mt ($147/mt), down $1/mt week on week. Average coke prices in the local Chinese market are presented in the following table.

During the given week, steelmakers have exerted downward pressure on coke prices in order to limit their costs as finished steel prices have not performed as well as expected. Meanwhile, iron ore prices have edged down, also exerting a negative impact on coke prices. Inventory levels of coke at Chinese ports have increased, whereas domestic coking plants have reduced their own inventory levels. Currently, the performance of the finished steel market is the main factor influencing coke prices. It is expected that coke prices in the Chinese domestic market will continue to indicate a slight downtrend in the coming week.

Product name

Spec.

Place of origin

Price (RMB/mt)

Price ($/mt)

Weekly change (RMB/mt)

Coke

2nd grade

Hancheng,Shaanxi

700

113

↓20

Zibo ,Shandong

850

137

0

Pingdingshan,Henan

840

136

↓40

Tangshan

860

139

↓40

Huaibei,Anhui

900

145

0

Average

830

134

↓20


17 percent VAT is included in all prices and all prices are ex-warehouse.

$1 = RMB 6.19

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