[SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, during the week of December 28 to January 3, the impact from blast furnace maintenance on pig iron output was 1.9682 million mt, up 9,300 mt WoW. For the week of January 4 to January 10, the impact from blast furnace maintenance on pig iron output is expected to be 1.859 million mt, down 109,200 mt WoW.
For construction steel, the maintenance impact this week was 1.686 million mt, up 21,100 mt WoW. Next week, the maintenance impact on construction steel is expected to be 1.509 million mt, down 177,000 mt WoW.
For hot-rolled steel, the maintenance impact this week was 210,900 mt, up 16,200 mt WoW. Next week, the maintenance impact on hot-rolled steel is expected to be 186,300 mt, down 24,600 mt WoW.
