1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Views of the Report - For steel products (including rebar and hot-rolled coil), the market is expected to be weak and fluctuate at a low level. Although the high daily output of hot metal provides support for raw materials, the demand after the holiday is cautious, and the inventory accumulation during the National Day holiday and the pressure from mid - month delivery affect the market. The downward space for steel prices is relatively limited [3]. - For iron ore, the price is expected to fluctuate within a range. The supply has increased in stages, the daily output of hot metal remains high, and the inventory pressure is limited. The price is more easily affected by the macro and news [4]. - For coking coal and coke, they are expected to be weak and fluctuate. The high daily output of hot metal provides support, but short - term risks such as trade tariffs and terminal delivery inventory pressure need to be vigilant [5]. 3. Summary According to the Table of Contents 3.1 Market Review - After the holiday, the demand was average, and steel prices fluctuated at a low level. During the holiday, the spot market had prices but no transactions, and the demand was weak. The five major steel products showed traditional inventory accumulation, with the social inventory of hot - rolled coil slightly exceeding the historical average. After the holiday, although prices were under pressure, the high hot - metal output supported raw materials [9]. 3.2 Steel Supply and Demand Analysis - **Supply**: The weekly output of rebar decreased to 203.4 tons (down 1.75% month - on - month and 13.91% year - on - year), and the weekly output of hot - rolled coil slightly declined to 323.29 tons (down 0.43% month - on - month and up 4.90% year - on - year). Both blast furnace and electric furnace production of rebar decreased. The blast furnace operating rate remained stable, and the electric furnace operating rate slightly increased. The profits of rebar and hot - rolled coil both declined [16][18][23]. - **Demand**: Affected by the holiday, the apparent consumption of rebar and hot - rolled coil decreased significantly. The apparent consumption of rebar was 153.18 tons (down 36.46% month - on - month and 40.59% year - on - year), and that of hot - rolled coil was 295.01 tons (down 9.12% month - on - month and 6.63% year - on - year) [37]. - **Inventory**: The rebar inventory increased from a decreasing trend, with both factory and social inventories accumulating. The total rebar inventory was 659.64 tons (up 9.53% month - on - month and 49.63% year - on - year). The hot - rolled coil inventory increased significantly, mainly in social inventory, with a total inventory of 412.9 tons (up 8.49% month - on - month and 7.72% year - on - year) [41][46]. - **Downstream**: In the real estate market, the transactions of commercial housing and land decreased month - on - month. In the automotive market, in August 2025, the production and sales of automobiles increased both month - on - month and year - on - year [49][52]. 3.3 Iron Ore Supply and Demand Analysis - **Supply**: The shipments from 19 ports in Australia and Brazil decreased slightly to 26.665 million tons (down 2.23% month - on - month and up 7.02% year - on - year), and the arrival volume at 45 ports increased to 30.458 million tons (up 16.76% month - on - month and 3.29% year - on - year) [60]. - **Demand**: The daily output of hot metal was 2.4154 million tons (down 0.27 tons month - on - month and up 8.46 tons year - on - year), and the port clearance volume at 45 ports decreased slightly to 3.27 million tons (down 2.79% month - on - month and up 0.61% year - on - year) [65]. - **Inventory**: The inventory at 45 ports increased slightly to 140.245 million tons (up 0.17% month - on - month and down 8.32% year - on - year), and the imported iron ore inventory of 247 steel enterprises decreased to 90.4619 million tons (down 9.87% month - on - month and up 0.68% year - on - year) [71]. 3.4 Coking Coal and Coke Supply and Demand Analysis - **Supply**: The operating rate of coking coal mines decreased to 81.89% (down 5.33% month - on - month and 6.11% year - on - year), and the daily customs clearance volume of Mongolian coal decreased to 177,300 tons (down 3.38% month - on - month and up 62.10% year - on - year). The independent coking plant's ton - coke profit increased to 9 yuan/ton, and the capacity utilization rate remained stable [77][85]. - **Demand**: The daily output of hot metal remained at a high level, which provided support for coking coal and coke [5]. - **Inventory**: The coking coal inventory of independent coking plants decreased to 8.1913 million tons (down 7.80% month - on - month and up 11.80% year - on - year), and the port inventory remained unchanged. The coke inventory of independent coking plants increased to 425,400 tons (up 9.05% month - on - month and 13.56% year - on - year), and the port inventory increased slightly [91][97]. - **Spot Price**: The first - round price increase of coke was implemented during the holiday, and the game between steel and coke continued. The price of low - sulfur coking coal in Shanxi decreased, while the ex - factory price of quasi - first - class metallurgical coke in Handan increased [103]. 3.5 Spread Analysis - The basis of rebar slightly shrank, and the 1 - 5 spread fluctuated narrowly. The coil - to - rebar spread fluctuated narrowly, and the 1 - 5 spread of coking coal and coke slightly shrank [105][111].