August 24 SMM Weekly Maintenance Summary

Published: Aug 25, 2026 14:00

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[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM, this week (August 22 to August 28), the hot metal impact from blast furnace maintenance was.....

[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (August 22 to August 28), the hot metal impact from blast furnace maintenance was 1.4337 million mt, an increase of 67,400 mt WoW from last week's impact from maintenance. Next week (August 29 to September 4), the hot metal impact from blast furnace maintenance is 1.2633 million mt, a decrease of 170,400 mt WoW from this week.

For construction materials, the maintenance impact on construction materials this week was 981,100 mt, a WoW increase of 37,500 mt. Next week, the maintenance impact on construction materials is 901,100 mt, a WoW decrease of 80,000 mt from this week.

For hot rolling, the maintenance impact on hot rolling this week was 246,700 mt, a WoW increase of 72,100 mt. Next week, the maintenance impact on hot rolling is 95,100 mt, a WoW decrease of 151,500 mt from this week.

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