COAL TAR Price — China Factory EXW 2026

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China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 532.92 / MT · VAT excluded -0.6460 (-0.12%) as of 20260327

Newest Price 532.92

Price Date 20260327

Day's Change -0.65

Day's Range 532.92 - 532.27

Month's Change -109.66

Month's Range 532.92 - 423.26

Year's Change +89.29

Year's Range 532.92 - 443.63

Ansteel's 540,000-ton tar processing capacity is roughly 2% of national output, showing how SOE chemical subsidiaries are becoming pivotal. Their integration with steel operations ...

Also known as COAL TAR CRUDE, Coal tar distillates., Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (Benzene Soluble Fraction), CoalTarPitch

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How does Ansteel's coal chemical capacity shape China's coal tar supply landscape?

Ansteel's 540,000-ton tar processing capacity is roughly 2% of national output, showing how SOE chemical subsidiaries are becoming pivotal. Their integration with steel operations means tar supply is tied to steel demand, not just chemical margins—a key structural factor for price forecasting.

Why is China's high-temperature coal tar market weakening despite stable coke oven operations?

Watch the Hebei exception: prices there held near 4,100 yuan/ton thanks to high long-term contract ratios. This highlights how contract structure, not just spot fundamentals, is increasingly determining regional price resilience in China's coal tar market.

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COAL TAR price context

What drives COAL TAR prices

How does Ansteel's coal chemical capacity shape China's coal tar supply landscape?: Ansteel's 540,000-ton tar processing capacity is roughly 2% of national output, showing how SOE chemical subsidiaries are becoming pivotal. Their integration wi...

Why is China's high-temperature coal tar market weakening despite stable coke oven operations?: Watch the Hebei exception: prices there held near 4,100 yuan/ton thanks to high long-term contract ratios. This highlights how contract structure, not just spot...

How we assess COAL TAR price

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Regional and specification detail so buyers can compare like-for-like grades

Landed cost figures from our calculator are planning estimates, not a customs ruling

Overview

Coal tar (CAS 65996-92-1) is a dark, viscous by-product of coal carbonization during coke production, with a density of 1.12 g/cm³ at 20°C and a boiling range of 310–460°C. It serves as a key feedstock for refined chemicals and downstream products.

Industrial: primary source for producing creosote, coal tar pitch, and carbon black.
Chemical: contains aromatic and heterocyclic compounds, notably naphthalene, used to derive hundreds of organic chemicals.
Historical: first utilized by August Wilhelm von Hofmann, leading to the birth of synthetic dyes like aniline purple.
Energy: processed into needle coke for lithium battery anode materials.

China's production is dominated by high-temperature coal tar from coke ovens, with capacity expanding in recent years. The market faces weak demand and price pressure from downstream deep-processing and carbon black sectors. Exports are declining as domestic deep-processing grows.

Key domestic producers:
Yongdong Co. – coal tar deep-processing and carbon black, with needle coke output.
Guanghui Energy – coal tar from coal pyrolysis in clean conversion projects.

Properties

Name

COAL TAR

COAL TAR CRUDE

Coal tar distillates.

Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (Benzene Soluble Fraction)

CoalTarPitch

CAS Number

65996-92-1

EINECS No.

266-027-7

Risk Codes

S53;S45

Safety Description

HS Code

2706000000

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