Bharat Coking Coal limited (BCCL), a wholly owned operating subsidiary of state-owned Coal India limited (CIL), achieved coking coal production of 2.17 million tonnes in June 2026, down 12.5 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, according to the company's report on Thursday, July 2.
The decline in production is due to disruptions due to monsoon rains, higher equipment downtime and shifts in production schedules.
Industry analysts say the fall in production will reduce domestic supplies and potentially increase imports by local steel mills, increasing pressure on the latter's production costs.
