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1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The report gives a "neutral" rating to the black building materials industry, with the overall outlook being "sideways" [2][3] 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The fundamentals of the black building materials sector were generally stable yesterday, but steel and iron ore prices on the futures market continued to face pressure, dragging down coal and coke products. As the traditional off - season approaches, the actual demand for steel is unlikely to improve significantly. With the approaching of the blast furnace maintenance season for steel enterprises, there are still expectations of negative feedback in the industrial chain. However, in late October, the expectation of positive news from domestic and foreign macro - level meetings has increased, and short - term sector varieties are expected to remain volatile. Attention can be paid to the rebound opportunities under the background of policy introduction [2][3] 3. Summary by Category 3.1 Iron Element - Iron ore: The fundamentals of iron ore have slightly weakened at the margin, but the overall pressure is not prominent. With the still - existing macro - level expectation disturbances, a slight recovery in steel demand, and uncertainties in Sino - US trade relations, the short - term price of iron ore is expected to fluctuate within a range. - Scrap steel: The contradictions in the scrap steel market are not prominent. With the current pressure on finished steel prices and poor EAF profits, the short - term price of scrap steel is expected to follow the trend of finished steel [2] 3.2 Carbon Element - Coke: In the short term, the supply and demand of coke are tight. With the deterioration of coking profits, the second - round price increase has been initiated. However, steel mills' profits are also poor, and the game between coking plants and steel mills continues. Whether the price increase can be implemented remains to be seen. The price of coke is expected to fluctuate. - Coking coal: Under the background of "anti - involution" and over - production inspections, the release of supply - side production capacity is restricted. The demand side still has rigid demand support from short - term coke production. With low inventories upstream, the fundamentals are relatively healthy. The price of coking coal is expected to fluctuate [2] 3.3 Alloys - Manganese silicon: Cost, high steel production, and macro - policy expectations support the price of manganese silicon, but the market's supply - demand expectation is pessimistic, and the medium - to - long - term price center may still decline. - Ferrosilicon: Ferrosilicon is also supported by high finished steel production, policy expectations, and cost. However, the supply - demand relationship is becoming looser, and the price still faces downward pressure in the later stage [2] 3.4 Glass and Soda Ash - Glass: The spot sales of glass are weak. After the synchronous decline of the spot and futures markets, the short - term price fluctuates weakly. Currently, the middle - stream has not significantly reduced inventory, and there is little chance of a short - term rebound. In the long - term, market - based capacity reduction is still needed. If the market refocuses on fundamentals, the price may continue to decline. - Soda ash: The pattern of over - supply in the soda ash market remains unchanged. It is expected to fluctuate widely following macro - level changes in the future, and the long - term price center will still decline to promote capacity reduction [3] 3.5 Specific Product Analysis - Steel: The recovery of post - holiday demand is limited, and steel inventories are at a moderately high level. Fundamental contradictions still exist, and the upper limit of the futures price is suppressed. With important domestic meetings this week, attention should be paid to policy - related disturbances. The short - term futures price is expected to fluctuate at a low level [7] - Iron ore: The short - term price is expected to fluctuate due to marginal weakening of fundamentals, macro - level disturbances, and uncertainties in Sino - US trade relations [7] - Scrap steel: With its own fundamentals having no prominent contradictions, the short - term price is expected to follow the trend of finished steel due to pressure on finished steel prices and poor EAF profits [9] - Coke: In the short term, the supply and demand of coke remain tight. With the continuous deterioration of coking profits, the second - round price increase has been initiated, but it still needs time to be implemented. The price is expected to fluctuate [11] - Coking coal: With supply still restricted and good auction results, the price is expected to fluctuate [10][11] - Glass: The spot sales are weak, and the short - term price fluctuates weakly. There is little chance of a short - term rebound. In the long - term, it is expected to decline if the market focuses on fundamentals [12] - Soda ash: The over - supply pattern remains unchanged. It is expected to fluctuate widely following macro - level changes, and the long - term price center will decline [14] - Manganese silicon: Cost, high steel production, and macro - policy expectations support the price, but the market's supply - demand expectation is pessimistic, and the price center may decline [14][15] - Ferrosilicon: Although supported by high finished steel production, policy expectations, and cost, the supply - demand relationship is becoming looser, and the price still faces downward pressure [16] 3.6 Index Information - Comprehensive Index: The commodity index was 2239.21, up 0.35%; the commodity 20 index was 2544.06, up 0.41%; the industrial products index was 2185.29, up 0.06%; the PPI commodity index was 1323.60, up 0.10%. - Plate Index: The steel industry chain index on October 21, 2025, was 1968.47, with a daily decline of 0.39%, a 5 - day increase of 0.42%, a 1 - month decline of 2.87%, and a decline of 6.63% since the beginning of the year [102][103]