SMM Weekly Maintenance Summary on July 27

Published: Jul 28, 2026 14:00

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[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (July 25 to July 31), the hot metal impact caused by blast furnace maintenance was .....

[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (July 25 to July 31), the impact from blast furnace maintenance on hot metal was 1.5678 million mt, up 140,200 mt WoW. Next week (August 1 to August 7), the impact from blast furnace maintenance on hot metal is expected to be 1.3603 million mt, down 207,500 mt WoW.

For building materials, this week's impact from maintenance was 781,900 mt, down 17,100 mt WoW, and next week's impact from maintenance is expected to be 789,400 mt, up 7,500 mt WoW.

For hot-rolled products, this week's impact from maintenance was 192,100 mt, down 17,000 mt WoW, and next week's impact is expected to be 50,100 mt, down 142,000 mt WoW.

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