SMM Weekly Maintenance Roundup for June 29

Published: Jun 30, 2026 14:00

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[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (June 27 to July 3), the amount of hot metal affected by blast furnace maintenance was .....

[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (June 27 to July 3), the impact on hot metal from blast furnace maintenance amounted to 1.1563 million mt, down 13,000 mt WoW. Next week (July 4 to July 10), the impact on hot metal from blast furnace maintenance is expected to be 1.2005 million mt, up 44,200 mt WoW.

For building materials, the impact from maintenance this week was 756,700 mt, up 23,900 mt WoW. Next week, the impact from building material maintenance is expected to be 708,000 mt, down 48,700 mt WoW.

For hot rolling, the impact from maintenance this week was 63,100 mt, down 85,000 mt WoW. Next week, the impact from hot rolling maintenance is expected to be 23,100 mt, down 40,000 mt WoW.

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