India: Met coke imports surge as merchant supply contracts

India’s metallurgical coke (met coke) market is becoming increasingly dependent on imports despite growth in domestic production, as declining merchant output and export-oriented pig iron production reshape sourcing economics. BigMint’s provisional data show domestic production rising 3% y-o-y to 27.6 million tonnes (mnt) in H1FY’27 (April-September 2026), while merchant production fell 36% to 1.6 mnt and imports increased 46% to 2.8 mnt.