MMi Daily Iron Ore Report (February 11)

> SMM Cold Rolling Production Schedule: Daily average cold rolling production schedule at steel mills increased 3% in February According to the latest SMM tracking, the total planned volume of cold rolled commodity materials from 31 mainstream steel mills this month was 3.8755 million mt, down 278,300 mt MoM from the actual production of cold rolled commodity materials last month, a decrease of 6.7%.

The HRC price edged up intraday, with the most-traded contract closing at 3,228, up 0.06%. In the spot market, national mainstream city HRC offers were mostly stable with some increases, cold-rolled and coated sheets prices held steady, and export prices remained stable. Data-wise, hanghai HRC inventory was 347,100 mt this week, up 14,300 mt WoW (a 4.30% increase); the Gregorian calendar YoY decline was 10.95%, while the lunar calendar YoY increase was 17.94%. Mainstream city inventories began to accumulate gradually. Short-term, market transactions gradually stalled, and HRC prices were expected to stabilize in the latter half of the week; post-holiday inventory buildup will be monitored.