SMM Weekly Steel Mill Maintenance Statistics

Published: Jul 10, 2024 17:26

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According to SMM, this week (July 6-July 12), the blast furnace maintenance will affect 978,200 mt of pig iron production, up 37,500 mt WoW.

According to SMM, this week (July 6-July 12), the blast furnace maintenance will affect 978,200 mt of pig iron production, up 37,500 mt WoW. Next week (July 13-July 19), it is expected to affect 1.0398 million mt, up 61,600 mt WoW.

Rebar side, 1.148 million mt will be affected by maintenance this week, up 43,000 mt WoW. Next week, the figure will be 1.0571 million mt, down 90,900 mt WoW.

HRC side, 161,200 mt will be affected by maintenance this week, up 36,400 mt WoW. Next week, the figure is expected to be 151,200 mt, down 10,000 mt WoW.

Medium-thickness plates side, no production will be affected by maintenance this week, down 80,000 mt WoW. Next week will also see no production affected.

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