Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that coal prices across all varieties declined nationwide in late November. Specific price changes for each coal type are as follows:
Anthracite (washed medium lump, volatile matter ≤8%) priced at 935.8 RMB/ton, down 14.5 RMB/ton from the previous period, a decrease of 1.5%.
Ordinary mixed coal (a blend of Shanxi pulverized coal and lump coal, calorific value 4500 kcal) was priced at 635.8 RMB/ton, down 6.5 RMB/ton or 1.0% from the previous period.
Shanxi large mixed coal (higher-quality mixed coal, calorific value 5000 kcal) was priced at 731.0 RMB/ton, down 5.1 RMB/ton or 0.7% from the previous period. .
Shanxi Premium Mixed Coal (high-quality mixed coal, calorific value 5500 kcal) was priced at 827.5 RMB/ton, down 1.6 RMB/ton from the previous period, a decrease of 0.2%.
Datong Mixed Coal (Datong-produced mixed coal, calorific value 5800 kcal) was priced at 873.0 RMB/ton, down 2.0 RMB/ton from the previous period, a decrease of 0.2%.
Coking coal (main coking coal, sulfur content <1%) was priced at 1,608.3 RMB/ton, down 41.7 RMB/ton or 2.5% from the previous period.
Data indicates that in late November, prices for anthracite, thermal coal, and coking coal all trended downward. Relatively speaking, coking coal experienced a larger decline, while thermal coal saw a smaller drop, particularly high-calorific coal.
Additionally, in late November, the national coke price (quasi-grade metallurgical coke, ash content 12.01% ≤ 13.50%) was 1,546.4 RMB/ton, up 25.0 RMB/ton from the previous period, representing a 1.6% increase.
As an integrated internet platform providing benchmark prices, on December 9th, the benchmark price of coke from SunSirs was 1538.75 RMB/ton, a decrease of 2.46% compared to the beginning of the month (1577.50 RMB/ton).
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