China remains one of the biggest petroleum coke (petcoke) importers in the world, recent Legion Oil & Gas LLC data indicates. The country’s green low-sulphur petcoke imports (S 3 percent max) hit 1,329 million tons in 2015.
China’s low-sulphur petcoke imports came from 11 different countries. The U.S., Indonesia and Argentina accounted for 96 percent of import volume.
China low sulphur petcoke imports in 2015 by country of origin, thousand Mt
Key seaports for low-sulphur petcoke delivery were Nanjing, Qingdao and Ningbo. Sea shipments represent almost all imports, while rail deliveries came in at around 1 percent. The main railroad border crossing used for petcoke supplies from Russia and Kazakhstan is Dostyk (on the Kazakhastan-China border).
China low sulphur petcoke imports by month
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