On August 1, 2025, domestic futures main contracts experienced more declines than gains. Lithium carbonate and red dates rose over 1%; on the downside, coking coal plummeted over 7%, industrial silicon dropped over 4%, while glass, polysilicon, and coke fell over 3%. Aluminum oxide, rubber, PX, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) declined over 2%.

This week, Mysteel statistics showed that imported coking coal inventory across 16 national ports totaled 493.94, down 18.10. Among these, coking coal inventory at 3 northern ports was 190.24, down 10.10; 2 northeastern ports held 40.70, down 1.70; 9 eastern ports recorded 145.00, down 5.30; and 2 southern ports maintained 118.00, down 1.00.

Mysteel statistics also indicated that coke inventory across 18 national ports reached 270.90, up 20.57. Specifically, 5 northern ports held coke inventory of 102.60, up 10.60; 10 eastern ports recorded 140.80, up 8.77; and 3 southern ports maintained 27.50, up 1.20.