SMM Steel Mills Weekly Maintenance Statistics

Published: May 21, 2024 10:42

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SMM estimates that 1.0622 million mt of pig iron output will be lost from blast furnace maintenance during May 18-24, down 33,200 mt on a weekly basis.

SMM estimates that 1.0622 million mt of pig iron output will be lost from blast furnace maintenance during May 18-24, down 33,200 mt on a weekly basis. SMM estimates that 1.0554 million mt of pig iron output will be lost from blast furnace maintenance during May 25-31, down 6,800 mt on a weekly basis.

Rebar: 1.2193 million mt of output will be lost from maintenance during May 18-24, down 78,600 mt on a weekly basis; 1.1204 million mt of output will be lost from maintenance during May 25-31, down 98,900 mt on a weekly basis.

HRC: 59,600 mt of output will be lost from maintenance during May 18-24, down 103,200 mt on a weekly basis; 0 mt of output will be lost from maintenance during May 25-31, down 59,600 mt on a weekly basis.

CRC/galvanising: 0 mt of output will be lost from maintenance during May 18-24, down 23,300 mt on a weekly basis; no output will be lost from maintenance during May 25-31, flat WoW.

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