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Nippon Coke & Engineering issued a statement on January 5th stating that its coking plant in Kitakyushu has suspended production due to a fire. B50AH300 Non oriented electrical steel, The company stated that the fire occurred at 5:50 AM local time on December 31st, 2025, originating on a conveyor belt used for transporting coking coal. The fire was completely extinguished at 1:48 PM that day, and no injuries were reported.
The company further explained that the fire damaged the conveyor system supplying coking coal to the coke ovens, and the coke oven batteries are currently shut down and kept in a standby, temperature-controlled state. Repair work will proceed under the guidance of relevant regulatory authorities, and production will resume at an opportune time.
Data shows that Nippon Coke Engineering Co., Ltd.'s coke production was approximately 870,000 tons in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. B50AH300 Non oriented electrical steel, Due to aging equipment, the nominal capacity of the Kitakyushu coking plant is expected to decrease from 2 million tons per year to 1.1 million tons per year between 2026 and 2027, with two coke ovens exceeding 50 years of service being gradually shut down.
According to the plan, the company will shut down coke oven 1B, with an annual capacity of approximately 450,000 tons, in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026; subsequently, in the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, coke oven 2B, with a capacity equivalent to that of 1B, will be shut down.
On the raw material side, B50AH300 Non oriented electrical steel, the international price of high-quality low-volatile coking coal has remained generally stable recently, with Australian FOB price at approximately US$218/ton and Chinese CFR price at approximately US$205.5/ton, showing no significant fluctuations in the short term.
