Published: Feb 27, 2024 18:00
【SMM Electric Furnace Start-up Rate: Intensive Resumption of Production After Lantern Festival, Will Electric Furnace Achieve a Strong Start?】According to SMM research, as of February 27th, the start-up rate of electric furnace steel mills in 50 major building materials nationwide was 33.76%, a month-on-month increase of 30.32 percentage points; the capacity utilization rate was 33.76%, a month-on-month increase of 33.84 percentage points; the daily average production of building materials was 82,100 tons, a month-on-month increase of 75,400 tons.

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