[Shanxi Promotes Non-Coal Mine Infrastructure Construction]

Today, the most-traded HRC contract fluctuated lower, closing at 3,373, down 0.15% from the previous trading day. In terms of supply, mill maintenance further decreased WoW this week. According to SMM survey, after the SMM sample expansion this month, the planned hot-rolled commercial material volume of 54 steel mills totaled 17.538 million mt, up 1.0% MoM from actual production last month, with daily average production rising 4.4% MoM. Supply pressure increased further this month. On the demand side, demand was moderate today. As futures trended lower, end-users mainly purchased as needed, and there were shipments in the spot-futures price spread. On the cost side, the sixth round of coke price increases is about to be implemented, with a probability of further hikes thereafter. However, support from the iron ore side is weakening, and the unilateral cost support provided by coking coal and coke offers limited driving force. Overall, HRC's own drivers are weakening in the short term. Before cost support collapses, HRC will remain moving sideways in the near term.

In April, energy demand in Anhui province continued to rebound, with secure and effective energy supply ensured. Electricity demand rebounded positively. In April, total electricity consumption reached 28.61 billion kWh, up 5.2% YoY, with the growth rate accelerating by 1.5 percentage points MoM. Power supply capacity steadily improved. In April, installed power generation capacity in the province increased by 630,000 kW, bringing total installed capacity to 148 million kW, up 13.2% YoY. Thermal coal supply remained stable and orderly. In April, Anhui's raw coal output was 8.75 million mt, with coal stockpiles at major power plants sufficient for 25 days of use. Natural gas consumption pulled back. In April, Anhui's natural gas consumption was 920 million cubic meters, down 6% YoY. Installed renewable energy generation capacity grew steadily. In April, newly added renewable energy generation capacity in the province was 600,000 kW, bringing total installed renewable energy capacity to 77.52 million kW.

The following table shows the ferrous and nonferrous metals movement on the SHFE and DCE on 08 Jun , 2026