Coke output to decline 5% in second half: trade group

Aug 16, 2011 | 03:44 PM |

Tags  China, coke, output, second half

SHANGHAI, China — China’s coke output could fall 5 percent in the second half due to high production costs and a weak steel market, China Coking Industry Association figures indicate.

But full-year output could be 6 percent higher than last year at 410 million tonnes, based on first-half coke production of nearly 210.4 million tonnes, up 11.7 percent from a year earlier.....





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