SMM Weekly Maintenance Summary on August 3

Published: Aug 4, 2026 14:00

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[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (August 1 to August 7), the hot metal impact volume from blast furnace maintenance was .....

[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (August 1 to August 7), the hot metal impact from blast furnace maintenance was 1.3736 million mt, down 112,200 mt WoW. Next week (August 8 to August 14), the hot metal impact from blast furnace maintenance is expected to be 1.4252 million mt, up 51,600 mt WoW.

In terms of building materials, this week the impact from building materials maintenance was 938,600 mt, up 174,200 mt WoW, and next week the impact from building materials maintenance is expected to be 878,200 mt, down 60,400 mt WoW.

For hot rolling, this week the impact from hot rolling maintenance was 185,900 mt, down 51,500 mt WoW, and next week the impact from hot rolling maintenance is expected to be 159,600 mt, down 26,400 mt WoW.

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