Coal News & Price Data – April 19, 2024 – Whitehaven Updates on Production
April 19, 2024
Whitehaven’s January-March report shows increased production but decreased sales.
Tag: Blast Furnace
Hot metal proving far more cost effective than scrap in China
April 3, 2024
With the prices of iron ore and coke falling dramatically, the cost effectiveness of hot metal has strengthened against that of steel scrap
China’s Blast Furnace capacity use stable at 82.76%
March 30, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate stood largely stable on week at 82.76% during March 22-28
China’s Blast Furnace capacity use rebounds to 82.79%
March 22, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate ended a four-week drop and rebounded to 82.79% during March 15-21
Many steel mills resumed production, boosting blast furnace operating rate
March 20, 2024
According to SMM research, on March 20, the blast furnace operating rate was 89.45%, an increase of 0.3% month-on-month.
China’s BF capacity slips further to 82.58%
March 19, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate slid for the fourth straight week to reach 82.58% during March 8-14, lower by another 0.53
Chinese BF mill margins improve in February 2024
March 14, 2024
Chinese blast-furnace (BF) steel mills saw a continued easing of losses on finished steel sales in February due to further decrease in costs
China’s Blast Furnace capacity use falls 3rd week to 83.11%
March 8, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate continued falling for the third straight week, losing 0.23 percentage points
China’s blast furnace capacity use dips further to 83.34%
March 4, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate slid for the second straight week during 23-29 February, losing 0.25 percentage points
China’s blast-furnace capacity use retreats to 83.59%
February 26, 2024
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate ended a six-week rising streak and pulled back to 83.59% over February 16-22
China’s Blast Furnace capacity use edges up during CNY holiday
February 19, 2024
The blast furnace capacity utilization rate nudged up for the sixth straight week to reach 83.97% during February 9-15
Scrap is the future of steel
February 14, 2024
China’s growing scrap generation will facilitate steelmaking decarbonisation in that country, but the main challenge will be to replace…