Coal, Metals & Mining Theme, Metallurgical Coal, Ferrous

April 01, 2025

Platts clarifies quality specifications of Met Coke 65/63 CSR CFR India assessment

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, would like to clarify that the quality specifications of its daily Met Coke 65/63 CSR CFR India price assessment are as follows:

AssessmentSymbolQuality
Met Coke 65/63 CSR CFR IndiaMCINB00, MCINB03 (Monthly Average)65/63% Coke strength after reaction (CSR), 12.5% ash, 0.65% sulfur, 82% min Micum 40, 8% max Micum 10, 30-80 mm size, 25%-26% Coke reactivity index (CRI), 5% Total moisture (TM)

These specifications have not been changed since the assessment was first launched in 2019, but had been misstated in earlier versions of the Global Metallurgical Coal Specifications Guide due to a typographical error:

https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/pricing-benchmarks/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/010719-platts-launches-daily-met-coke-6563-csr-6260-csr-assessments

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