Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - The report suggests a strategy of shorting on rebounds for both steel products and raw materials [3] Group 2: Report's Core View - Last week, steel products rebounded with little change in weekly fundamentals, showing a pattern of stronger supply and weaker demand. The recent strong performance of upstream raw materials has boosted steel products, but the hot and rainy weather still has a negative impact on building material demand [3] Group 3: Summary by Relevant Catalog Steel Product Production and Utilization - The average capacity utilization rate of 90 independent electric arc furnace steel mills in the country was 54.5%, a week - on - week decrease of 0.04 percentage points and a year - on - year increase of 3.13 percentage points [3] - The blast furnace iron - making capacity utilization rate of 247 steel mills was 90.83%, a week - on - week increase of 0.04 percentage points [3] - The steel mill profitability rate was 59.31%, unchanged from the previous week [3] - The daily average pig iron output was 2.4229 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.11 million tons [3] Downstream Appliance Production - In July, the production schedule of household air conditioners was 15.8 million units, a 1.9% decrease compared to the actual production in the same period last year [3] - The refrigerator production schedule was 7.35 million units, a 2.4% decrease compared to the actual production in the same period last year [3] - The washing machine production schedule was 6.445 million units, a 4.2% decrease compared to the actual production in the same period last year [3] Steel Product Market Situation - Last week, steel products rebounded with little change in weekly fundamentals. The inventory of the five major steel products slightly accumulated, production increased, and demand slightly decreased, still showing a pattern of stronger supply and weaker demand [3]

Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoint The report suggests treating steel products with a strategy of short - selling on rebounds [3]. 3. Summary by Related Content - **Industry Event News**: The Australian Anti - Dumping Commission postponed the basic fact report of the anti - dumping investigation on Chinese hot - rolled steel coils to December 10, 2025, and the final arbitration report will be submitted to the minister by February 25, 2026. The consumer goods trade - in policy has no change, and the subsidy funds are being used as expected, with central funds to be issued in the third and fourth quarters [2]. - **Industry Data**: Last week, the blast furnace iron - making capacity utilization rate of 247 steel mills was 90.79%, a 0.21 - percentage - point increase from the previous week; the steel mill profitability rate was 59.31%, a 0.87 - percentage - point increase; the daily average hot - metal output was 242.18 million tons, a 0.57 - million - ton increase. The average capacity utilization rate of 90 independent electric arc furnace steel mills nationwide was 54.54%, a 2.19 - percentage - point decrease from the previous week and a 0.81 - percentage - point increase year - on - year [2]. - **Market Situation**: Last week, steel products showed little change, consolidating at the bottom. Although the price center shifted up slightly, it was still a narrow - range adjustment at a low level. The macro and fundamental aspects were relatively calm, and the weekly fundamentals continued the previous situation of strong supply and weak demand. As it has entered the off - season of demand, there is a possibility of further decline in future demand, and the probability of effective improvement in terminal demand is low. Without macro - policy promotion, the industry fundamentals are more likely to lead to prices falling rather than rising [2].