Hot Metal Output to Slump Next Week Amid Profit Woes and Winter Break in Northwest China

Published: Nov 14, 2025 14:07

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According to the SMM survey, as of November 12, the blast furnace operating rate of the 242 steel mills surveyed by SMM stood at 86.64%, up 0.24 percentage points WoW.

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