With Chinese met coke prices rising once again, steel producers are considering other options

摘要

With the price of Chinese 12 percent ash met coke edging closer and closer to the 300.00 US dollars/tonne (FOB) mark, it is a sure bet that steel mills around the world will be looking to add new production capacity and refurbish existing batteries. Last month in the United States, Sun Coke broke ground in Haverhill, Ohio on a new battery that will consist of 100 coke ovens. The first battery at Haverhill began production two years ago. All of the met coke produced at Haverhill I and expected output from the new Haverhill II plant is sold on a long-term contract basis to U.S. steelmakers.