黑色系周报：钢材-20251024

Report Information - Report Title: Black Series Weekly - Steel [2] - Release Date: October 24, 2025 [2] - Researcher: Li Haixiao [3] - Reviewer: Tang Yun [3] Industry Investment Rating - No industry investment rating is provided in the report. Core Viewpoints - In this period, the production of rebar increased, inventory decreased, and apparent demand increased; the same situation occurred for hot-rolled coils. The apparent demand for the five major steel products increased month-on-month. The rebar 2601 contract fluctuated, and the hot-rolled coil 2601 contract also fluctuated [5]. Summary by Directory 1. Macro - In September 2025, the new construction of real estate increased month-on-month [5]. 2. Supply - In September 2025, China exported 10.465 million tons of steel, a month-on-month increase of 955,000 tons or 10.0%. From January to September, the cumulative steel exports were 87.955 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.402 million tons or 9.2% [7]. - The pig iron output was 2.399 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 10,500 tons and a year-on-year increase of 42,100 tons [7]. - The output of the five major steel products was 8.6532 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 83,700 tons and a year-on-year decrease of 152,600 tons. The rebar output was 2.0707 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 59,100 tons and a year-on-year decrease of 440,800 tons; the hot-rolled coil output was 3.2246 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 6,200 tons and a year-on-year increase of 180,700 tons [7]. - The electric furnace operating rate was 67.86%, a month-on-month decrease of 0.99% [7]. 3. Inventory - The total inventory of the five major steel products was 15.5485 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 274,100 tons and a year-on-year increase of 2.9553 million tons. The rebar inventory was 6.2211 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 189,400 tons and a year-on-year increase of 1.8738 million tons; the hot-rolled coil inventory was 4.1492 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 42,700 tons and a year-on-year increase of 607,500 tons [7]. 4. Demand - The weekly apparent demand for the five major steel products was 8.9273 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 173,200 tons and a year-on-year decrease of 10,800 tons [7].