Coal-coking, as an auxiliary sector for the metallurgical industry, is the most mature sector in technology and the most representative of the coal chemical industry. China's coking technology is advanced in the world and China is the biggest coke producer, consumer and exporter in the world. In recent years, coking market has had a gradual recovery, which has brought about a continuous rise in prices of coking products. We herein believe that the coking industry is on the upward trend from the perspective of industry cycles.

Since the second half of 2005, the average export price of coke had dropped dramatically. However, coke market had a rally in 2006 and once had the largest gain, hitting US$33 per ton, in the year. Since entering the year of 2007, the month-on-month growth in coke price has even picked up. The third quarter of 2007 had the biggest gain, which made coke price stand at US$203 per ton, representing an accumulated rise of nearly US$60/ton in coke price compared to US$144 per ton posted in the same period of 2006.

Export Volume and Export Price of China Coke, 2002-2007

 
Source: The National Bureau of Statistics of China

It is forested that in the period 2007 to 2008, China's growth of apparent consumption volume of crude steel will remain around 11%, which will be a powerful impetus to coke demand in China. Domestic coke market, stimulated by steel price and coking cost, will also strengthen coke price.

2. Policy Environment for Coking Industry
1.1 Coking ¨C Accelerating the Adjustments to Industry Structure
1.2 Policy of Upstream Coal Industry 
2.2.1 To Control the Coal Output
2.2.2 To Build Big Companies by Merging Small Ones and Optimize the Industry Structure
2.2.3 To Suspend the Grant of Prospecting Right

3. Coal Industry
3.1 China Coal Industry Development
3.1.1 Coal Consumption in Recent Years
3.1.2 Growth in Coal Supply Will Slow Down
3.2 Coal Price Trend - High Price Will Extend 
3.2.1 Heavy Chemical Industry Starts and Energy Consumption Increases
3.2.2 Coal Shortage Will Be the Base for High Coal Price
3.2.3 High Industry Concentration Degree Is Good to Transfer the Policy Cost
3.2.4 High Price Era Will Continue

4. Coking Market
4.1 Analysis of Coking Market
4.1.1 Coking Coal Has A Bigger Potential for Price Hikes
4.1.2 Demand of Coking Coal Market
4.1.3 Supply of Coking Coal Market
4.2 Coal Tar Market
4.2.1 Demand Structure and Forecast of China Coal Tar Market
4.2.2 Export of Coal Tar
4.2.3 Price Trend of Related Products
4.2.4 Development Trend of Coal Tar Industry in the Future

5. Analysis of Coking Industry by Region
5.1 Regional Distribution of China Coking Industry
5.2 Coking Industry Development in Shanxi province, 2007-2008
5.2.1 Strong Demand of Coking Market in Shanxi Province and Market Rally in 2007
5.2.2 Price Hikes in Shanxi Coking Market Since 2008
5.2.3 Factors Pushing Up Price
5.3 Coking Industry Development in Hebei Province
5.3.1 General Situation of Coke Market in Hebei Province
5.3.2 Coke Market Development in Hebei Province

6. Major Companies
6.1 Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd
6.1.1 Brief Introduction
6.1.2 Development Direction
6.2 Shanxi Antai Group Co., Ltd
6.2.1 Brief Introduction
6.2.2 Development Direction
6.3 Kailuan Clean Coal Co., Ltd
6.3.1 Brief Introduction
6.3.2 Major Businesses 
6.3.3 Coking Subsidiary Company
6.3.4 Extension of Downstream Industry
6.4 Taiyuan Coal Gasification (Group) Co., Ltd
6.4.1 Brief Introduction
6.4.2 Major Businesses
6.4.3 Development Direction
6.5 Heilongjiang HeiHua Co., Ltd
6.5.1 Brief Introduction
6.5.2 Major Businesses
6.6 Yunnan Yunwei Co., Ltd
6.6.1 Brief Introduction
6.6.2 Company Strategy
6.7 Sichuan Shengda Industrial Co., Ltd
6.7.1 Brief Introduction
6.7.2 Major Businesses
6.7.3 Company Strategy
6.8 Xinjiang International Industry Co., Ltd
6.8.1 Brief Introduction
6.8.2 Major Businesses

7. Conclusion