SunSirs:Coal Prices in China Decline Overall in Late November

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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