Steel inventory grew and pig iron production declined slightly [SMM blast furnace operating rate]

According to SMM research, on March 6, the blast furnace operating rate calculated by SMM was 89.45%, up 0.15% MoM. The blast furnace capacity utilization rate was 90.64%, down 0.1% MoM. The average daily pig iron production of steel mills was 2.1663 million tons, down 2,400 tons MoM.