SMM Weekly Maintenance Summary on April 13

Published: Apr 14, 2026 14:00

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[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (April 11 to April 17), the hot metal impact volume resulting from blast furnace maintenance was.....

[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM, this week (April 11 to April 17), the impact from maintenance on hot metal output due to blast furnace maintenance was 1.2915 million mt, down 42,500 mt WoW. Next week (April 18 to April 24), the impact from blast furnace maintenance on hot metal output will be 1.2775 million mt, down 14,000 mt WoW.

Construction materials side, the impact from maintenance on construction materials was 864,200 mt this week, down 8,400 mt WoW. Next week, the impact from maintenance on construction materials will be 801,000 mt, down 63,200 mt WoW.

Hot-rolled side, the impact from maintenance on hot-rolled products was 117,000 mt this week, up 10,600 mt WoW. Next week, the impact from maintenance on hot-rolled products will be 9.4 mt, down 23,000 mt WoW.

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