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As of midday close on Aug 28, coke futures for January delivery (J2701) rose 2.53%, coking coal futures (JM2701) gained 2.83%, and iron ore futures (I2701) edged up 0.77%.

As of the midday close on Aug 27, coke futures for the main contract J2701 rose 0.61%, coking coal futures for the main contract JM2701 gained 1.52%, while iron ore futures for the main contract I2701 held flat.

Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd. reported operating revenue of 3.104 billion yuan ($460 million) for the first half of 2026, down 3.76% year on year, according to its interim results. The company posted a net loss attributable to shareholders of 15 million yuan, narrowing 81.18% YoY, while its non-GAAP net loss stood at 19.46 million yuan, narrowing 77.93% YoY.

As of midday close on Aug 26, coke futures for January delivery (J2701) fell 2.28%, coking coal futures for January delivery (JM2701) dropped 0.66%, while iron ore futures for January delivery (I2701) rose 0.56%.

As of midday close on Aug 25, coke futures for January 2026 delivery (J2701) fell 1.35%, coking coal futures (JM2701) dropped 2.56%, while iron ore futures (I2701) remained flat.

As of midday close on Aug 24, coke futures for January delivery (J2701) rose 3.87%, coking coal futures (JM2701) gained 2.93%, and iron ore futures (I2701) climbed 1.77%.

As of midday close on Aug 21, the main coke contract J2701 rose 1.57%, while the main coking coal contract JM2701 fell 0.35% and the main iron ore contract I2701 declined 0.07%.

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in July 2026, the top five coke-producing regions — Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shaanxi and Xinjiang — produced a combined 22.58 million tonnes of coke, accounting for 54.6% of the national total, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, Shanxi's coke output fell 1.6% month on month to 8.19 million tonnes.

Captrain Deutschland has ramped-up rail transport for coal and coke as low Rhine levels disrupt inland barge traffic. Since early Aug, 3-4 extra weekly round-trip coal trains run between Wilhelmshaven and the Ruhr area, adding 4,000?tonnes of weekly coal capacity. Germany-France coke round-trips rose from 4 to 5, lifting capacity by 2,000?tonnes. The adjustments seek to secure raw material supplies for steel and metal industries exposed to Rhine shipping disruptions.

China's coke production reached 294.2 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2026, up 1.2% year on year, while crude steel output fell 3.1% to 577.04 million tonnes, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Aug 17. Steel output declined 1.2% to 836.16 million tonnes, and pig iron production dropped 3.0% to 495.77 million tonnes during January-July.