Construction steel
【GE】Soaring by 979%! How Will the Positive Real Estate News Impact Graphite Electrodes?
【Graphite Electrodes】Soaring by 979%! How Will the Positive Real Estate News Impact Graphite Electrodes? "Recent policies have significantly boosted market expectations. Coupled with low construction steel inventories and shortages in some regions, market sentiment has surged, driving up both futures and spot prices in the steel sector," says Chen Weichang, head of black commo... ...
【Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel】Special Bonds Speed Up Demand, Fed Rate Cut Boosts Sentiment
【Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel】Special Bonds Speed Up Demand, Fed Rate Cut Boosts Sentiment This week, the domestic construction steel market showed modest gains. With a significant acceleration in the issuance of special bonds in China, combined with the influence of the Fed's aggressive rate cut, macroeconomic support has become more apparent. Short-process electric ar... ...
【EAF Steel】 Production Cuts Nearing End, Scrap-Rebar Price Spread Widens
【EAF Steel】Production Cuts Nearing End, Scrap-Rebar Price Spread Widens Supported by a futures market rebound, Chinese domestic construction steel prices saw a mild recovery this week, with market sentiment slightly improving, although overall transactions showed no significant signs of improvement. Both factory and social inventories continue to decline slowly. As of August 22... ...
【EAF】Finished Steel Weakens, Capacity Utilization Drops to Pre-Chinese New Year Levels
【EAF】Finished Steel Weakens, Electric Arc Furnace Capacity Utilization Drops to Pre-Chinese New Year LevelsAs of this week, the operating rate of 87 independent electric arc furnaces in China is 54.68%, down 6.78 percentage points from the previous week. The capacity utilization rate is 36.32%, down 5.63 percentage points from the previous week. In the week before the Chinese N... ...
[EAF Steel] Survey Statistics on China's Independent EAF Production (July 12, 2024)
【EAF Steel】Survey Statistics on China's Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production (July 12, 2024)Production Status of 87 Independent Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel Plants (76 of which are for construction steel production):1. Operating Rate: The average operating rate of 87 independent EAF steel plants in China is 64.75%, down by 5.24 percentage points from the previous... ...
【Electric Furnace Steel】 Retreating to Advance, Coping with the Off-Season
【Electric Furnace Steel】 Retreating to Advance, Coping with the Off-Season This week, Chinese domestic construction steel market continued its slight decline. Southern China experienced mostly rainy weather, and combined with a weak futures market, market transaction sentiment remained sluggish. As of June 20, the average price of domestic rebar was 3,616 yuan, down 12 yuan fro... ...
【EAF Steel】Coke Weakness and Emission Reduction Strategies Put Pressure on EAF Steel
【Electric Arc Furnace Steel】 Coke Weakness and Emission Reduction Strategies Put Pressure on EAF SteelMarket OverviewThis week, the domestic construction steel market continued to weaken. Overall downstream demand was average, and most merchants were primarily focused on shipments and cash returns, lacking confidence in the market outlook.Key Data Points as of June 13:Average D... ...
【Mysteel Data】 Survey of China's Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production (June 7, 2024)
【Mysteel Data】 Survey of China's Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production (June 7, 2024) This week, a survey of 87 independent electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plants in China, including 76 plants producing construction steel, reveals the following:1. Average Operating Rate:The average operating rate for 87 independent EAF steel plants is 71.01%, down 1.35 percentage poi... ...
【Mysteel Data】Survey on the Production Status of Independent EAFs in China (May 31, 2024)
【Mysteel Data】Survey on the Production Status of Independent Electric Arc Furnaces in China (May 31, 2024)This week's statistics for the production status of 87 independent electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plants in China (including 76 EAF plants producing construction steel) are as follows:1. The average operating rate of the 87 independent EAF steel plants in China is 72.... ...
【EAF Steel】Real Estate Policies Boost Steel Market, Electric Furnace Profits Turn Positive Again
【EAF Steel】 Real Estate Policies Boost Steel Market, Electric Furnace Profits Turn Positive Again This week, the Chinese construction steel market showed a trend of initial decline followed by a rebound. In the first half of the week, influenced by a drop in futures prices, the spot market was largely in a wait-and-see mode, with prices mainly experiencing minor declines. After... ...
【GE】Soaring by 979%! How Will the Positive Real Estate News Impact Graphite Electrodes?
【Graphite Electrodes】Soaring by 979%! How Will the Positive Real Estate News Impact Graphite Electrodes? "Recent policies have significantly boosted market expectations. Coupled with low construction steel inventories and shortages in some regions, market sentiment has surged, driving up both futures and spot prices in the steel sector," says Chen Weichang, head of black commo... ...
【Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel】Special Bonds Speed Up Demand, Fed Rate Cut Boosts Sentiment
【Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel】Special Bonds Speed Up Demand, Fed Rate Cut Boosts Sentiment This week, the domestic construction steel market showed modest gains. With a significant acceleration in the issuance of special bonds in China, combined with the influence of the Fed's aggressive rate cut, macroeconomic support has become more apparent. Short-process electric ar... ...
【EAF Steel】 Production Cuts Nearing End, Scrap-Rebar Price Spread Widens
【EAF Steel】Production Cuts Nearing End, Scrap-Rebar Price Spread Widens Supported by a futures market rebound, Chinese domestic construction steel prices saw a mild recovery this week, with market sentiment slightly improving, although overall transactions showed no significant signs of improvement. Both factory and social inventories continue to decline slowly. As of August 22... ...
【EAF】Finished Steel Weakens, Capacity Utilization Drops to Pre-Chinese New Year Levels
【EAF】Finished Steel Weakens, Electric Arc Furnace Capacity Utilization Drops to Pre-Chinese New Year LevelsAs of this week, the operating rate of 87 independent electric arc furnaces in China is 54.68%, down 6.78 percentage points from the previous week. The capacity utilization rate is 36.32%, down 5.63 percentage points from the previous week. In the week before the Chinese N... ...
[EAF Steel] Survey Statistics on China's Independent EAF Production (July 12, 2024)
【EAF Steel】Survey Statistics on China's Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production (July 12, 2024)Production Status of 87 Independent Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel Plants (76 of which are for construction steel production):1. Operating Rate: The average operating rate of 87 independent EAF steel plants in China is 64.75%, down by 5.24 percentage points from the previous... ...
【Electric Furnace Steel】 Retreating to Advance, Coping with the Off-Season
【Electric Furnace Steel】 Retreating to Advance, Coping with the Off-Season This week, Chinese domestic construction steel market continued its slight decline. Southern China experienced mostly rainy weather, and combined with a weak futures market, market transaction sentiment remained sluggish. As of June 20, the average price of domestic rebar was 3,616 yuan, down 12 yuan fro... ...
【EAF Steel】Coke Weakness and Emission Reduction Strategies Put Pressure on EAF Steel
【Electric Arc Furnace Steel】 Coke Weakness and Emission Reduction Strategies Put Pressure on EAF SteelMarket OverviewThis week, the domestic construction steel market continued to weaken. Overall downstream demand was average, and most merchants were primarily focused on shipments and cash returns, lacking confidence in the market outlook.Key Data Points as of June 13:Average D... ...
【Mysteel Data】 Survey of China's Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production (June 7, 2024)
【Mysteel Data】 Survey of China's Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production (June 7, 2024) This week, a survey of 87 independent electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plants in China, including 76 plants producing construction steel, reveals the following:1. Average Operating Rate:The average operating rate for 87 independent EAF steel plants is 71.01%, down 1.35 percentage poi... ...
【Mysteel Data】Survey on the Production Status of Independent EAFs in China (May 31, 2024)
【Mysteel Data】Survey on the Production Status of Independent Electric Arc Furnaces in China (May 31, 2024)This week's statistics for the production status of 87 independent electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plants in China (including 76 EAF plants producing construction steel) are as follows:1. The average operating rate of the 87 independent EAF steel plants in China is 72.... ...
【EAF Steel】Real Estate Policies Boost Steel Market, Electric Furnace Profits Turn Positive Again
【EAF Steel】 Real Estate Policies Boost Steel Market, Electric Furnace Profits Turn Positive Again This week, the Chinese construction steel market showed a trend of initial decline followed by a rebound. In the first half of the week, influenced by a drop in futures prices, the spot market was largely in a wait-and-see mode, with prices mainly experiencing minor declines. After... ...