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Profit Contraction and Stricter Environmental Protection Measures to Weigh on Hot Metal Production

Oct 22, 2025 11:36

Source:SMM

According to the SMM survey, on October 15, the blast furnace operating rate of the 242 steel mills surveyed by SMM stood at 87.14%, down 0.15 percentage point WoW.

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Operating rates across licensed smelters of secondary lead in Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Guizhou stood at 61.11% this week, down 1.62% from the previous week, an SMM survey showed.

Sep 10, 2021 17:09

Analysis

Operating Rates Across Licensed Smelters of Secondary Lead Down 1.62% on Week

Weekly lead-acid battery makers operating rate dipped due to New Year‘s Day

Operating rates across Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei averaged 55.21% in the week ended January 3

Jan 3, 2020 18:53

Analysis

Weekly lead-acid battery makers operating rate dipped due to New Year‘s Day

EAF steelmakers cut production on tighter scrap supply

Operating rates across EAF steelmakers stood at 57% as of Oct 11, down 2 percentage points from the middle of Sep

Oct 14, 2019 09:46

Analysis

EAF steelmakers cut production on tighter scrap supply

Lead-acid battery makers further ramp up operations after heat wave eases

The rate gained 1.23 percentage points from the prior week to stand at 53.06% in the week to Aug 16

Aug 16, 2019 17:11

Analysis

Lead-acid battery makers further ramp up operations after heat wave eases

Operating rates across EAF steelmakers to dip in Jun as rainfall lowers demand in south

Rate is expected to dip from 80% in May to 79% in Jun

Jun 6, 2019 10:58

Analysis SMM Insight

Operating rates across EAF steelmakers to dip in Jun as rainfall lowers demand in south

Operating rates at brass bar producers fall in Jan due to holidays

Operating rates across brass bar producers in China averaged 74.65% in Jan, down 6.96 percentage points from Dec

Feb 21, 2019 12:07

Analysis

Operating rates at brass bar producers fall in Jan due to holidays

Slack demand, cash flow issues lower Dec operating rates at zinc alloy producers

Rates came in at 46.89% in Dec, down 3.14 percentage points from Nov and 5.37 percentage points from a year earlier

Jan 11, 2019 12:11

Analysis

Slack demand, cash flow issues lower Dec operating rates at zinc alloy producers

Operating rates across primary lead smelters hold stable

Rates in Henan, Hunan and Yunnan provinces averaged 59.3% in the week through Dec 28

Dec 28, 2018 14:42

Analysis

Operating rates across primary lead smelters hold stable

Weakening consumption lowers operating rates at lead-acid battery producers

The rate fell 0.43 percentage point from a week earlier to 67.18% as of Friday Nov 16

Nov 19, 2018 09:58

Analysis SMM Insight

Weakening consumption lowers operating rates at lead-acid battery producers

Operating rates at copper processors to extend decline in Oct

The rates across Chinese copper products producers are expected to dip 1.09 percentage point from a month ago to 77.29% in Oct

Nov 12, 2018 11:44

SMM Insight Analysis

Operating rates at copper processors to extend decline in Oct

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Profit Contraction and Stricter Environmental Protection Measures to Weigh on Hot Metal Production

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