[SMM Iron & Steel] Australia's Pilbara Ports Reopen After Cyclone Mitchell

> SMM Cold Rolling Production Schedule: Daily average cold rolling production schedule at steel mills increased 3% in February According to the latest SMM tracking, the total planned volume of cold rolled commodity materials from 31 mainstream steel mills this month was 3.8755 million mt, down 278,300 mt MoM from the actual production of cold rolled commodity materials last month, a decrease of 6.7%.

The HRC price edged up intraday, with the most-traded contract closing at 3,228, up 0.06%. In the spot market, national mainstream city HRC offers were mostly stable with some increases, cold-rolled and coated sheets prices held steady, and export prices remained stable. Data-wise, hanghai HRC inventory was 347,100 mt this week, up 14,300 mt WoW (a 4.30% increase); the Gregorian calendar YoY decline was 10.95%, while the lunar calendar YoY increase was 17.94%. Mainstream city inventories began to accumulate gradually. Short-term, market transactions gradually stalled, and HRC prices were expected to stabilize in the latter half of the week; post-holiday inventory buildup will be monitored.

[SMM Coking Coal and Coke Daily Brief] In terms of supply, coking costs decreased this week, coking plant profits increased slightly, and overall production levels remained stable; however, some coking plants experienced sluggish shipments, leading to some accumulation of coke inventory. On the demand side, after continuous restocking earlier, steel mills mostly maintained high coke inventory levels, with low restocking willingness before the Chinese New Year, mainly purchasing as needed. In summary, the coke market will remain in the doldrums before the holiday.