China's coke export price up in 1st half

China's coke export price rose slightly from 240~250 US dollars in June to 245~260 US dollars in July, according to sources from Steel Business Briefing (SBB).

A further coke export price growth is expected due to the rise in production costs in the rests of 2007.

Statistics from China Customs showed that China's coke export dropped from 1.61 million tons in May to 1.3 million tons in June.

In the first half of 2007, China exported 8.05 million tons of coke, increasing 22.4 percent year on year.