热轧卷板市场周报：成本端支撑减弱，热卷期价高位回落-20250801

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant information provided 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The cost - side support for hot - rolled coils has weakened, causing the futures prices to fall from high levels. The HC2510 contract may enter a range - bound consolidation, and short - term trading is recommended with attention to operation rhythm and risk control [2][9] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Week - to - Week Highlights 3.1.1 Market Review - As of August 1st, the closing price of the hot - rolled coil main contract was 3401 yuan/ton, down 106 yuan/ton; the spot price of Hangzhou Lianggang hot - rolled coil was 3480 yuan/ton, down 50 yuan/ton - Hot - rolled coil production increased from a decline, reaching 322.79 million tons, up 5.3 million tons - Apparent demand rebounded to 3.2 million tons, up 476,000 tons from the previous period and down 130,000 tons year - on - year - Both factory and social inventories increased, with the total inventory rising to 3.4795 million tons, up 27,900 tons and down 843,600 tons year - on - year - The steel mill profitability rate was 65.37%, up 1.73 percentage points from last week and 58.88 percentage points from last year [7] 3.1.2 Market Outlook - Macro aspect: Overseas, the US June PCE data accelerated, dampening the Fed's September rate - cut expectations; the US - Mexico tariff agreement was extended for 90 days. Domestically, there were new progress in China - US economic and trade talks, and the Politburo meeting required governance of disorderly competition and capacity management in key industries - Supply - demand aspect: Weekly hot - rolled coil production increased from a decline, with a capacity utilization rate of 82.46% remaining at a relatively high level; total inventory continued to increase slightly, and apparent demand was adjusted up to 3.2 million tons - Cost aspect: Coking coal prices dropped from continuous limit - up to limit - down, hitting market sentiment, and iron ore prices also declined, weakening cost - side support - Technical aspect: The HC2510 contract rose and then fell, with the daily K - line showing three consecutive negative lines and being under pressure below the 5 - day moving average; the MACD indicator showed a high - level death cross of DIFF and DEA, and the red column shrank - Strategy suggestion: The anti - involution positive expectations in the macro - aspect are fading; in the industrial aspect, hot - rolled coil production remains at a relatively high level, terminal demand is resilient, apparent demand rebounds, but furnace material prices are adjusting downward, weakening cost - side support. The HC2510 contract may enter a range - bound consolidation, and short - term trading is recommended with attention to operation rhythm and risk control [9] 3.2 Futures and Spot Market 3.2.1 Futures Price Adjustment - This week, the HC2510 contract adjusted downward. It outperformed the HC2601 contract, with the spread on the 1st being - 2 yuan/ton, up 9 yuan/ton week - on - week [15] 3.2.2 Warehouse Receipts and Net Positions - On August 1st, the hot - rolled coil warehouse receipts at the Shanghai Futures Exchange were 57,174 tons, down 1,188 tons week - on - week - On August 1st, the net short position of the top 20 in the hot - rolled coil futures contract was 108,966 lots, an increase of 45,704 lots from last week [21] 3.2.3 Spot Price Adjustment - On August 1st, the spot price of 5.75mm Q235 hot - rolled coil in Shanghai was 3480 yuan/ton, down 50 yuan/ton week - on - week; the national average price was 3482 yuan/ton, down 36 yuan/ton week - on - week - This week, the hot - rolled coil spot price was stronger than the futures price, with the basis on the 1st being 79 yuan/ton, up 76 yuan/ton week - on - week [25] 3.3 Upstream Market 3.3.1 Furnace Material Price Changes - On August 1st, the price of 61% Australian Macfayden iron ore fines at Qingdao Port was 821 yuan/dry ton, down 11 yuan/dry ton week - on - week - On August 1st, the spot price of first - grade metallurgical coke at Tianjin Port was 1520 yuan/ton, up 50 yuan/ton week - on - week [32] 3.3.2 Iron Ore Arrival and Inventory - From July 21st - 27th, 2025, the global iron ore shipment volume was 32.009 million tons, up 918,000 tons; the Australia - Brazil iron ore shipment volume was 27.559 million tons, up 2.039 million tons - From July 21st - 27th, 2025, the arrival volume at China's 47 ports was 23.197 million tons, down 1.921 million tons; at 45 ports, it was 22.405 million tons, down 1.307 million tons; at the six northern ports, it was 11.573 million tons, down 2.319 million tons - This week, the total inventory of imported iron ore at 47 ports was 142.2201 million tons, down 1.7367 million tons; the average daily clearance volume was 3.1791 million tons, down 114,200 tons. In terms of components, Australian ore inventory was 61.0885 million tons, down 2.004 million tons; Brazilian ore inventory was 51.9207 million tons, up 524,700 tons; trade ore inventory was 90.4245 million tons, down 1.4112 million tons - On July 31st, the billet inventory in Tangshan, Hebei was 1.1102 million tons, up 41,000 tons week - on - week and 141,100 tons year - on - year [37][41] 3.3.3 Coking Industry Changes - This week, the capacity utilization rate of 230 independent coking enterprises was 73.48%, down 0.13%; the daily coke output was 518,300 tons, down 90 tons; coke inventory was 465,200 tons, down 36,000 tons; the total coking coal inventory was 8.4406 million tons, up 28,500 tons; the available coking coal days were 12.3 days, up 0.07 days [45] 3.4 Industry Situation 3.4.1 Supply - Side Changes - In June 2025, China's crude steel production was 83.18 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 9.2%; from January to June, it was 514.83 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 3.0% - In June 2025, China's steel exports were 9.678 million tons, down 900,000 tons from the previous month and 8.5% month - on - month; from January to June, cumulative steel exports were 58.147 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 9.2%. In June, steel imports were 470,000 tons, down 11,000 tons from the previous month and 2.3% month - on - month; from January to June, cumulative steel imports were 3.023 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 16.4% - On August 1st, the blast furnace operating rate of 247 steel mills was 83.46%, unchanged from last week and up 2.18 percentage points year - on - year; the blast furnace iron - making capacity utilization rate was 90.24%, down 0.57 percentage points from last week and up 1.37 percentage points year - on - year; the daily hot - metal output was 2.4071 million tons, down 15,200 tons from last week and up 40,900 tons year - on - year - On July 31st, the weekly hot - rolled coil production of 37 enterprises was 322.79 million tons, up 530,000 tons from last week and down 66,000 tons year - on - year - On July 31st, the hot - rolled coil inventory in 37 enterprises was 793,000 tons, up 1,300 tons from last week and down 125,100 tons year - on - year; the social inventory in 33 cities was 2.6865 million tons, up 14,900 tons from last week and down 718,500 tons year - on - year; the total hot - rolled coil inventory was 3.4795 million tons, up 27,900 tons from last week and down 843,600 tons year - on - year [48][51][56] 3.4.2 Demand - Side Changes - In June 2025, automobile production and sales were 2.794 million and 2.904 million vehicles respectively, a year - on - year increase of 11.4% and 13.8%. From January to June, automobile production and sales were 15.621 million and 15.653 million vehicles respectively, a year - on - year increase of 12.5% and 11.4% - From January to June 2025, cumulative production of household air - conditioners was 163.2961 million units, a year - on - year increase of 5.5%; for household refrigerators, it was 50.6416 million units, unchanged year - on - year; for household washing machines, it was 58.6036 million units, a year - on - year increase of 10.3% [59]