China's coking coal imports hit record high in August

Time:2019-09-30 01:01:15 Source: xinhuanet.com

China's imports of coking coal hit a record high in August, according to data from General Administration of Customs.

Last month, the imports of the coking coal surged 30 percent year on year to stand at 9.07 million tonnes, customs data showed.

From January to August, a total of 52.99 million tonnes of coking coal was imported, up 20 percent from a year ago, according to the GAC.

The main use of coking coal is to refine coke, material for making steel.

Index	Basis	Date
Datong 5500	ex-mine	07-01
Shuozhou 5200	FOR	07-01
Ordos 5500	ex-mine	07-01
Yulin 6200	ex-mine	07-01
Liulin Low-sulphur	ex-mine	07-01
Gujiao Low-sulphur	FOR	07-01
Xingtai Low-sulphur	ex-Factory	07-01
Yangquan PCI	FOR	07-01

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