炉料成本延续下降，钢材价格环比下跌钢铁

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the steel industry is "Positive" [2] Core Viewpoints - The steel sector has faced a decline of 0.18% this week, underperforming the broader market, with specific segments showing varied performance [3][11] - The report indicates a decrease in iron and steel production, with a notable drop in the utilization rates of both blast furnaces and electric arc furnaces [3][25] - Steel consumption has also decreased, with a significant drop in the five major steel products [3][30] - Inventory levels for steel products have declined, both in social and factory inventories, indicating a tightening supply [3][43] - Steel prices have shown a downward trend, with both common and special steel price indices decreasing [3][50] Summary by Sections 1. Market Performance - The steel sector's performance this week was a decline of 0.18%, while the broader market (CSI 300) increased by 0.88% [11] - Specific segments such as special steel and plate steel saw declines of 0.28% and 0.77%, respectively, while long products increased by 0.14% [3][13] 2. Supply Data - As of June 6, the average daily molten iron production was 2.418 million tons, a decrease of 0.11 thousand tons week-on-week [25] - The capacity utilization rate for blast furnaces was 90.7%, down by 0.04 percentage points, while electric arc furnaces were at 58.7%, down by 0.33 percentage points [25] - The total production of the five major steel products was 7.711 million tons, a decrease of 0.49% week-on-week [25] 3. Demand Data - The consumption of the five major steel products was 8.822 million tons, down by 3.46% week-on-week [30] - The transaction volume of construction steel by mainstream traders was 106,000 tons, showing a slight increase of 4.33% week-on-week [35] 4. Inventory Levels - Social inventory of the five major steel products was 9.31 million tons, down by 0.16% week-on-week [43] - Factory inventory was 4.328 million tons, also down by 0.06% week-on-week [43] 5. Price Trends - The common steel price index was 3,384.0 CNY/ton, down by 0.33% week-on-week [50] - The special steel price index was 6,624.5 CNY/ton, down by 0.16% week-on-week [50] 6. Profitability - The average molten iron cost was 2,201 CNY/ton, a decrease of 37.0 CNY/ton week-on-week [57] - The profit for rebar produced in blast furnaces was 99 CNY/ton, an increase of 11.24% week-on-week [57] 7. Investment Recommendations - The report suggests that despite current challenges, the steel industry may see a recovery due to government policies aimed at stabilizing growth, particularly in real estate and infrastructure [4] - Companies with strong cost control and high gross margins, such as Shandong Steel and Hualing Steel, are highlighted as potential investment opportunities [4]