煤焦：12月煤炭进口创新高盘面震荡运行

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The central bank's positive statements in its meeting have boosted market sentiment. After the new year, the production of coal, coke, and steel enterprises has recovered. The downstream's pre - holiday restocking of raw materials supports the upstream's price - holding confidence. The short - term market price fluctuates sharply, and cautious operation is recommended [2] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Market Performance - Yesterday, the coal and coke futures prices fluctuated, maintaining high volatility. In the spot market, the trading atmosphere in the coking coal market has been active recently, with the order volume at the mine mouth rebounding. Coal prices in many places have rebounded from low levels, and the quoted price of Mongolian No. 5 raw coal at the port has increased by more than 100 yuan/ton. Some coking plants in Inner Mongolia have started to raise coke prices, with dry - quenched coke up 55 yuan/ton, to be implemented from January 15 [2] Import Data - In December 2025, China imported 58.597 million tons of coal and lignite, a month - on - month increase of 33% and a year - on - year increase of 11.9%, hitting a record high for monthly imports. The annual cumulative import was about 490 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 9.6% [2] Fundamental Situation - After the new year, coal mines have gradually resumed production. This week, the production of coking raw coal and clean coal has increased to 1.978 million tons and 0.768 million tons respectively. The raw coal inventory at mines has increased, while the clean coal inventory has further decreased. The downstream coke and steel enterprises have also resumed production and maintained a certain procurement rhythm for raw materials [2] - Last week, the daily customs clearance volume of Mongolian coal at the Ganqimaodu Port was 164,600 tons, 37,400 tons higher than the same period last year, and the port inventory remained relatively high [2] Demand Situation - In the past two weeks, the profitability rate of steel mills has expanded, and the average daily hot metal output of blast furnaces has stopped falling and rebounded. In the week of January 9, it was 2.295 million tons, an increase of 20,700 tons from the previous week and an increase of 51,300 tons compared with the same period last year. It is expected to show a steady and slight upward trend in the short term, and the steel mills' restocking rhythm for raw materials is expected to accelerate in the later stage, supporting the upstream's price - holding confidence [2]