MYSTEEL: China's hot metal output seen lower in July

Source: Mysteel Jun 27, 2024 16:30

Average daily hot metal production among the 247 Chinese blast-furnace (BF) steelmakers sampled in Mysteel's regular survey will drop to 2.37 million tonnes/day in July, Mysteel predicts in its latest monthly report.

The forecast is based on Mysteel's latest survey that found that next month nine BFs are to be brought back online from maintenance while ten are to be taken offline. Specifically, the productive hot metal capacity to be taken out of service will total 45,600 t/d while that of