SHANGHAI, Jun 29 (SMM) – The first round of coke price hike met rejections from steel mills. Some coking plants in Tangshan curtailed capacity by half due to poor profits and environmental protection requirement, leading to regional supply tightness. Steel mills maintained high pig iron production after steel prices rebounded, ensuring coke demand. However, pig iron production in Tangshan may drop due to environmental protection hurdles, which may somehow weaken coke demand. To sum up, low stocks at coking plants and rigid demand from steel mills will keep coke prices barely changed.


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