Report Industry Investment Rating - Investment rating: ★★ [6] Core Viewpoints of the Report - In August 2025, the Iron Ore 2601 contract rose 3.55%. The iron ore spot has been fluctuating recently. Last week, global shipments declined slightly, and port inventories decreased marginally. Due to blast furnace maintenance in Tangshan and sintering machine production restrictions in Shandong, demand decreased slightly. In the short term, iron ore will maintain a fluctuating trend with a slight upward shift in the center of gravity. The supply is stable. Blast furnace maintenance in steel mills in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and surrounding areas is clear, and other regional steel enterprises are also undergoing maintenance. Next week, the daily average hot metal production will be affected by over 40,000 tons, but the impact time is limited. After next week, iron ore demand will return to a high level, and port inventory accumulation is not obvious. There is a multi - empty game in downstream steel, but the medium - and long - term macro narrative is still upward. Attention should continue to be paid to policy implementation and terminal demand [5][35]. - According to Mysteel, the average price of iron ore in August was $101.2 per ton. The decline in iron ore supply is greater than that in demand. On the supply side, the global iron ore shipment volume decreased slightly to 33.158 million tons month - on - month, still at a relatively high level, with a cumulative year - on - year increase of 7.92 million tons this year. On the demand side, hot metal production declined slightly and remained at a medium - high level. In terms of inventory, the iron ore inventory at 47 ports in China decreased by 561,800 tons month - on - month and is currently at 144 million tons. In August, with the decline in market sentiment, the black sector generally fluctuated and corrected, and iron ore fluctuated. In September, the black sector enters the peak season. The recovery of downstream demand may support the black sector to stabilize and rebound, and iron ore may fluctuate strongly [6][38]. Summary by Directory 1. Disk Analysis - Futures Price: In August 2025, the Iron Ore 2601 contract rose 3.55% [10] 2. Important Market Information - The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting High - Quality Urban Development" was released, aiming to promote the construction of "good houses" and complete communities, and improve the real - estate development model [17]. - In August, the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 49.4%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, indicating an improvement in the manufacturing prosperity level [17]. 3. Supply - side Situation - As of July 2025, the import volume of iron ore and concentrates was 104.62 million tons, a decrease of 1.33 million tons from the previous month, and the import average price was $91.41 per ton, a decrease of $1.47 per ton from the previous month [22]. - As of June 2025, the iron ore shipment volume from Australia was 71.156 million tons, an increase of 2.908 million tons from the previous month, and that from Brazil was 27.158 million tons, a decrease of 889,000 tons from the first half of the month [25]. 4. Demand - side Situation - Last week, the daily average hot metal production of 247 steel mills was 2.4013 million tons, a decrease of 6,200 tons from the previous week and an increase of 192,400 tons year - on - year [29]. 5. Fundamental Analysis - Recently, the iron ore spot has been fluctuating. Last week, global shipments declined slightly, and port inventories decreased marginally. Due to blast furnace maintenance in Tangshan and sintering machine production restrictions in Shandong, demand decreased slightly. In the short term, iron ore will maintain a fluctuating trend with a slight upward shift in the center of gravity. The supply is stable. Blast furnace maintenance in steel mills in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and surrounding areas is clear, and other regional steel enterprises are also undergoing maintenance. Next week, the daily average hot metal production will be affected by over 40,000 tons, but the impact time is limited. After next week, iron ore demand will return to a high level, and port inventory accumulation is not obvious. There is a multi - empty game in downstream steel, but the medium - and long - term macro narrative is still upward. Attention should continue to be paid to policy implementation and terminal demand [5][35]. - According to Mysteel, last week, the total inventory of imported iron ore at 45 ports in the country was 137.6302 million tons, a decrease of 821,800 tons month - on - month; the daily average port clearance volume was 3.1864 million tons, a decrease of 71,000 tons; the number of ships at ports was 98, an increase of 6. The total inventory of imported iron ore at 47 ports in the country was 143.8802 million tons, a decrease of 561,800 tons month - on - month; the daily average port clearance volume was 3.3414 million tons, a decrease of 69,000 tons. In terms of components, the inventory of Australian ore was 61.3031 million tons, a decrease of 1.2872 million tons; the inventory of Brazilian ore was 54.2676 million tons, an increase of 598,700 tons; the inventory of traded ore was 92.2802 million tons, an increase of 146,900 tons; the inventory of coarse powder was 112.9016 million tons, an increase of 424,100 tons; the inventory of lump ore was 16.689 million tons, a decrease of 971,100 tons; the inventory of concentrate powder was 11.3859 million tons, an increase of 223,300 tons; the inventory of pellets was 2.9037 million tons, a decrease of 238,100 tons. The number of ships at ports was 101, an increase of 4 [36]. 6. Market Outlook - According to Mysteel, the average price of iron ore in August was $101.2 per ton. The decline in iron ore supply is greater than that in demand. On the supply side, the global iron ore shipment volume decreased slightly to 33.158 million tons month - on - month, still at a relatively high level, with a cumulative year - on - year increase of 7.92 million tons this year. On the demand side, hot metal production declined slightly and remained at a medium - high level. In terms of inventory, the iron ore inventory at 47 ports in China decreased by 561,800 tons month - on - month and is currently at 144 million tons. In August, with the decline in market sentiment, the black sector generally fluctuated and corrected, and iron ore fluctuated. In September, the black sector enters the peak season. The recovery of downstream demand may support the black sector to stabilize and rebound, and iron ore may fluctuate strongly [6][38]. 7. Operation Strategy - Single - side: It is recommended to take a long - biased approach on dips. - Arbitrage: Wait and see. - Options: Opportunistically sell deep out - of - the - money put options [39]
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Hua Long Qi Huo·2025-09-01 03:37