SMM Weekly Maintenance Summary on July 20

Published: Jul 21, 2026 14:00

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[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (July 18 to July 24), the hot metal impact from blast furnace maintenance was.....

[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, in the week from July 18 to July 24, the impact on hot metal from blast furnace maintenance was 1.3584 million mt, up by 67,500 mt WoW. In the week from July 25 to July 31, the impact on hot metal from blast furnace maintenance will be 1.5097 million mt, up by 151,300 mt WoW.

Building materials, the impact from maintenance was 775,900 mt this week, down by 16,700 mt WoW, and is estimated at 705,800 mt next week, down by 70,100 mt WoW.

Hot-rolled, the impact from maintenance was 185,100 mt this week, up by 5,800 mt WoW, and is estimated at 192,100 mt next week, up by 7,000 mt WoW.

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