SMM Weekly Maintenance Summary for April 21

Published: Apr 22, 2025 09:00

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【SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics】According to SMM statistics, the impact of pig iron due to blast furnace maintenance this week (April 19 to April 25) was...

According to SMM's weekly maintenance statistics, the impact from maintenance on pig iron production in blast furnaces this week (April 19 to April 25) was 969,000 mt, down 191,300 mt WoW. Next week (April 26 to May 2), the impact from maintenance on pig iron production in blast furnaces is expected to be 932,200 mt, down 36,800 mt WoW.

For building materials, the impact from maintenance this week was 1.1423 million mt, down 81,700 mt WoW. Next week, the impact from maintenance on building materials is expected to be 1.0098 million mt, down 132,500 mt WoW.

For hot rolling, the impact from maintenance this week was 40,600 mt, down 165,200 mt WoW. Next week, the impact from maintenance on hot rolling is expected to remain unchanged at 40,600 mt WoW.

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