**Coke Inventory Surges at Coke Plants and Steel Mills, Coking Coal Declines**

**SMM Coal and Coke Inventory: Significant Accumulation of Coke Inventory at Coke Plants and Steel Mills This Week**

This week, coke plants' coke inventory stood at 270,000 tonnes, an increase of 28,000 tonnes or 11.57% compared to the previous week. The coke plants' coking coal inventory declined by 54,000 tonnes or 1.84% to 2,884,000 tonnes. Steel mills' coke inventory increased by 60,000 tonnes or 2.26% to 2,711,000 tonnes.