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China was to boost coal output and leverage prices – how much was achieved?
Report summary
The Chinese government announced ambitious plans to boost domestic coal production and stabilise the price to prevent the skyrocketing that occurred in 2021. We checked the official data of the first 10 months and observed that the tremendous nameplate additional supply had been in vain and the effort to keep the price lower also failed. Demand dynamics was the biggest driver of price changes. Read our report for details.
Table of contents
- The NBS reported a significant supply increase, yet doubts remain
- How did the price respond?
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- Historical coking coal production and increase rates
- Coking coal prices and blast furnace operations
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