Environmental Protection-Driven Production Restrictions Continued, Hot Metal Production Declined Significantly

Published: Mar 12, 2026 15:08

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According to the SMM survey, as of March 11, the operating rate of blast furnaces at the 242 steel mills tracked by SMM was 85.99%, down 1.03 percentage points WoW.

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