Report Information - Report Type: Coke and Coking Coal Daily Review [1] - Date: July 18, 2025 [2] - Research Team: Black Metal Research Team [3] - Researchers: Zhai Hepan, Nie Jiayi, Feng Zeren [3] 1. Market Review and Future Outlook 1.1 Spot Market Dynamics and Technical Analysis - On July 17, the main coke and coking coal futures contracts 2509 rebounded significantly after two days of decline. The J2509 contract closed at 1,519 yuan/ton, up 1.00%, and the JM2509 contract closed at 918.5 yuan/ton, up 1.55% [5]. - The daily KDJ indicators of the coke 2509 contract showed a divergent trend, with the J and K values turning up, but the D value continuing to decline slightly. The daily KDJ indicator of the coking coal 2509 contract changed from a dead cross to a golden cross. The daily MACD red bars of both contracts continued to narrow, but the decline rate slowed down significantly [8]. 1.2 Future Outlook - Coke: Last week, the coke output of independent coking plants dropped to the lowest since early April, and the coke output of steel mills dropped to the lowest since mid - March. Port coke inventories rebounded from the lowest since early March, steel mill coke inventories hovered at a slightly higher level after hitting the lowest since mid - December last year, and coking plant inventories dropped to the lowest since mid - January. The profit per ton of coke has been in the red for 8 consecutive weeks, and the loss widened for 3 consecutive weeks last week. On July 17, the first round of coke spot price increase was implemented [9]. - Coking Coal: From January to May, the year - on - year decline in imports widened significantly by 4.0 percentage points to - 7.3%. In the past 5 weeks, the raw coal and clean coal inventories of coal washing plants have dropped significantly, with declines of 11.1% and 23.8% respectively. The inventories of independent coking plants have increased significantly for 3 consecutive weeks to the level of mid - May, and port inventories have increased for 2 consecutive weeks to the level of late April. However, steel mill inventories declined slightly last week. With stable steel mill purchases, coking plants actively replenished stocks, and coking coal spot prices rebounded [9]. - Overall: Since early July, coke and coking coal futures have rebounded significantly driven by the anti - involution market. It is expected that the prices of coal and coke may continue to rise in the first half of July. One can try to buy for hedging or investment on dips but should take profits in time before the end of July to avoid the negative impact of the obvious correction in August - September on the positions [9]. 2. Industry News - The State Council Executive Meeting, chaired by Premier Li Qiang, focused on strengthening key policies for the domestic large - cycle. The meeting emphasized finding key points, implementing consumption - boosting actions, and releasing domestic demand potential [10]. - An all - around domestic demand expansion research and consultation symposium was held in Beijing on July 16. Wang Huning stressed the importance of expanding domestic demand for long - term economic health and meeting people's needs [10]. - In the first half of 2025, the total social energy consumption increased by 3.9% year - on - year, 0.3 percentage points faster than in Q1. The energy consumption structure continued to optimize, with the proportion of non - fossil energy rising by 1.7 percentage points [11]. - From June 30 to July 6, the average coal price in Shanxi Province was 790.58 yuan/ton, up 0.3% month - on - month. The price of thermal coal fluctuated upward, coking coal prices stabilized, and anthracite prices mainly declined. It is expected that coal prices may be weak in the short term [11]. - In early July, the key steel enterprises produced 20.97 million tons of crude steel, with an average daily output of 2.097 million tons, down 1.5% from the previous period. The daily output of pig iron and steel products also declined [11]. - In H1 2025, the top 10 coal enterprises produced 1.18 billion tons of raw coal, an increase of 40.26 million tons year - on - year, accounting for 49.2% of the output of enterprises above designated size [11]. - New Steel Co., Ltd. expects to turn a profit in H1 2025, with a net profit of 89 million - 112 million yuan [11]. - Liugang Co., Ltd. expects a net profit of about 340 million - 400 million yuan in H1 2025, a significant increase year - on - year [11]. - Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. expects to reduce losses in H1 2025, with a net loss of about 75 million yuan [12]. - Bayi Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. expects to record a loss in H1 2025 due to weak supply - demand and low steel prices [12]. - Jiugang Hongxing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. expects to reduce losses in H1 2025 [12]. - Chongqing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. expects to reduce losses in H1 2025 [12]. - On July 14, the daily power generation of China Energy Investment Group reached 4.07 billion kWh, 8 days earlier than last year's peak - summer period. The photovoltaic power generation reached a record high of 302 million kWh [12]. - Xinji Energy aims to build a comprehensive energy supply system and enhance its long - term investment value [12]. - Shaanxi Coal Industry Group achieved stable production and operation in H1 2025, with revenue of 227.5 billion yuan, profit of 18.04 billion yuan, and investment of 16.03 billion yuan, up 52.3% year - on - year [13]. - Ruimaotong expects a significant decline in net profit in H1 2025 due to a loose coal market [13]. - Gansu Energy Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. expects to turn from profit to loss in H1 2025 due to weak coal demand and falling prices [13]. - On July 16, the national maximum power load exceeded 1.5 billion kilowatts for the first time, indicating strong power demand driven by high temperatures and economic growth [13]. - From January to May, the steel industry in Hebei Province ran smoothly, with a 14% increase in the added value of the advanced steel industry. The industry's profit accounted for 30.39% of the national total with 21.51% of the output [14]. - In H1 2025, the newly approved coal - fired power projects increased by 152% year - on - year. It is likely that the annual approval will exceed 60GW. The profitability of thermal power is recovering, and the valuation of power equipment manufacturers is expected to rebound [14]. - India achieved its target of 205 million tons/year of crude steel production capacity in the 2024 - 2025 fiscal year and is moving towards the 300 million tons/year target by 2030 - 2031. However, the industry faces challenges such as high import dependence on coking coal and high logistics costs [14]. 3. Data Overview - The report provides various data charts, including the spot price index of metallurgical coke, the spot price of coking coal, production and inventory data of coking plants and steel mills, and the basis between spot and futures prices [16][18][22]
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Jian Xin Qi Huo·2025-07-18 02:07