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Investment Rating - The investment rating for the steel industry is "Positive" [2] Core Viewpoints - The steel sector has shown resilience with a weekly increase of 3.67%, outperforming the broader market, while specific segments like special steel and long products also saw gains [10][12] - The report highlights a potential restructuring of steel prices due to government efforts to curb disorderly competition and excess capacity, which may lead to improved profitability for steel companies [3][4] - Despite current supply-demand imbalances and declining profits, the implementation of "stabilization growth" policies is expected to support steel demand, particularly in real estate and infrastructure sectors [3][4] Supply Situation - As of October 10, the capacity utilization rate for blast furnaces among sampled steel companies is 90.6%, a slight decrease of 0.10 percentage points week-on-week [26] - The production of five major steel products reached 7.535 million tons, reflecting a week-on-week decrease of 2.44 million tons [26] - Daily average pig iron production was 2.4154 million tons, down 0.27 million tons week-on-week but up 135,200 tons year-on-year [26] Demand Situation - The consumption of five major steel products was 7.514 million tons as of October 10, down 153,390 tons week-on-week, marking a 16.95% decrease [36] - The transaction volume of construction steel among mainstream traders was 91,000 tons as of October 17, down 1.78 tons week-on-week [36] Inventory Situation - Social inventory of five major steel products increased to 11.282 million tons as of October 10, up 69,230 tons week-on-week, a 6.54% increase [44] - Factory inventory for the same products reached 4.726 million tons, up 58,630 tons week-on-week, a 14.16% increase [44] Steel Prices & Profits - The comprehensive index for ordinary steel was 3,460.3 yuan/ton as of October 11, down 20.27 yuan/ton week-on-week, a 0.58% decrease [50] - The profit for rebar produced in blast furnaces was -22 yuan/ton, a significant drop of 52 yuan/ton week-on-week [58] - The profit for electric arc furnace-produced construction steel was -152 yuan/ton, down 17 yuan/ton week-on-week [58] Raw Material Situation - The spot price index for Australian iron ore (62% Fe) was 793 yuan/ton as of October 11, up 6.0 yuan/ton week-on-week [72] - The price for primary metallurgical coke was 1,770 yuan/ton, an increase of 55.0 yuan/ton week-on-week [72]