What does coke ** bring to the market?

Recently, coke ** has become a hot topic in the coking industry. The long-awaited world's first coke** listing on the Dalian Commodity Exchange has been finalized. The State Council approved the establishment of coke ** and is expected to be in March next year. Formally test the water. Internationally, coke is basically a self-produced and self-selling form, and the scale of transactions is relatively small, so there is no coke in the international market. So, what can be brought about by the introduction of coke ** in China?

- Experts who know how to master international pricing rights pointed out that China's coke products occupy an important position in the international market and have become the world's largest exporter of coke. Each year, coke exports about 14 million tons, accounting for nearly 60% of the international coke trade volume. Among them, Shanxi Province alone accounts for more than 50% of the international trade market for coke. Tianjin Port is the largest coke export port in China, and its price has become a benchmark on the international coke market. After the outbreak of the global financial crisis, due to the shrinking of foreign demand and the strategic protection of China's coke resources, a tariff of up to 40% was imposed and an export quota system was implemented, resulting in a sharp drop in coke exports by more than 95% year-on-year in 2009. After entering 2010, exports have been restored. In the first half of the year, Shanxi Province exported 708,000 tons of coke, a year-on-year increase of 6.2 times, accounting for 50.6% of the country’s 1.4 million tons of coke exports. It shows that China's coke still occupies a large proportion in the international market. Through the establishment of coke ** varieties, it can be more beneficial to China's grasp of the international pricing power of coke.

- Helps protect the interests of the industry Mr. Liu Tailai, deputy secretary-general of the Shanxi Coking Industry Association, believes that with the advent of China's heavy chemical industry, the demand for steel in the society as a whole is growing, driving the demand for coke. For the coking industry, which has become accustomed to buying coking coal—coking coke—a simple profit model that is sold to steel mills, the coke trade is not only conducive to the structural adjustment of the coking industry, but also conducive to the development of industrialization and the ability to resist risks. Moreover, after the introduction of coke**, it is possible to establish a pricing center, and using hedging for ** can also help companies avoid price fluctuations and protect the interests of the industry. The reason why the coking industry suffers from industry-wide losses is that, in addition to demand and cost issues, overcapacity in the industry is a fundamental cause. The coke ** that will be introduced next year may be a huge help in solving this problem. However, the current situation of serious overcapacity in the coking industry and the current situation of being squeezed in the coal-coal steel industry chain may not be immediately resolved due to the introduction of the commoditization system. Eliminating outdated production capacity, technological progress and innovation will change the pattern of weakness in the coking industry. The fundamentals.

- Helping companies avoid risks The coke self-sufficiency rate of China's iron and steel enterprises is only around 30%, and about 70% of coke demand must be solved through market channels. China's coking industry is in the downstream of the coal industry and the upstream of the steel industry. It is squeezed by both the high cost of upstream coal and the low price of downstream steel. The profit margin is narrow. In 2010, the price of coke was fluctuating due to the fluctuating prices of the steel market. The price of coke fluctuates from 1,900 yuan (t price, the same below) in late January to 1,700 to 1,800 yuan at this stage. However, coking coal prices remain high. The price of Grade 9 coking coal in the Linfen area of ​​Shanxi Province is as high as 1,630 yuan. While the downstream steel industry was affected by energy conservation and emission reduction in the previous period, the demand for coke decreased, and coke prices were greatly affected by steel prices. This year, coking companies even traded with steel mills at a coke price lower than the cost price of 100 yuan. At present, the loss situation in the coking industry is more serious. Domestic coking companies have generally adopted measures to limit production. Most coking plants in Hebei and Shanxi provinces are under production restrictions, and the limited output range is 30% to 50%. Coking companies in China are faced with relatively large operational risks and urgently need to find a mechanism that can effectively avoid risks and a market-based operation mechanism. The listing of coke ** varieties is beneficial to the domestic coke production enterprises, but also conducive to the healthy and stable operation of the domestic coking industry. ** One of the biggest features is its price discovery function. Due to the leverage of the market, it can amplify the volume of transactions on the market and simulate the comparison of supply and demand in the market. Coking companies can adjust their own production plans through the prices on the market, and they can also achieve the purpose of transferring risk by participating in the trading of coke varieties. The listing of coke ** has made many coking companies realize that while seeking solutions within the industry, they can actively use ** an effective market risk management tool to carry out risk control, investment arbitrage, and expansion of sales channels. Coke market activity and liquidity.

At present, as the price trend of coke is not clear, coking companies are most afraid of unstable market conditions, and coke ** helps stabilize prices and reduce corporate risks. In the past two years, the price of domestic coke in the domestic market has shown great volatility, and the export price of coke has also fluctuate more violently. Since there is no spot market and market available for trading, companies often can only bear the industry risks caused by price fluctuations. Some companies have to lose more than 200 yuan for each ton of coke sold when the coke market is not good. After the introduction of coke **, independent coking enterprises and coke traders can use coke to lock in corporate profits and become the biggest beneficiaries of coke.

Coke ** will be available soon! Such signals have increasingly hit the coking industry. Last month, the Dalian Commodity Exchange has signed a cooperation agreement with the China Coking Industry Association. According to the cooperation agreement, both parties are jointly promoting the cultivation and development of the coke market and the establishment of a coke delivery warehouse. This month, as a major province of coke resources, Shanxi Province has attracted the attention of many domestic companies. They have taken the Shanxi market one after another. At present, the total number of sales offices in Shanxi has reached 17. Coking company executives said that coke ** is an important innovative financial tool that will protect the majority of coking enterprises, or will become another positive choice for the development of enterprise innovation models.