Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The macro - atmosphere has improved. Fed Chairman Powell signaled dovishness at the Jackson Hole Symposium, boosting the expectation of a September interest rate cut and commodity prices. The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and approaching military parade also contribute to an optimistic market atmosphere. - For steel products, the weekly production of rebar decreased while demand increased, and the inventory accumulation slowed down. The production and demand of hot - rolled coils both increased, and the inventory continued to rise slightly. The overall off - season inventory accumulation is within expectations, and as the off - season turns to the peak season, the terminal demand is expected to pick up, and the supply - demand structure of finished products is expected to improve. With the strong raw material end, the cost support has shifted upwards. It is expected that steel prices will have a phased upward trend after the previous correction and should be treated with a bullish bias. - For iron ore, the supply from Australia and Brazil has increased slightly, and the arrival volume has slightly declined. The supply pressure is not significant. Pig iron production remains at a high level. The supply - demand contradiction of iron ore is not prominent. Considering the relatively warm macro - atmosphere and the expectation of improved terminal demand, iron ore prices are expected to remain firm in the short term and fluctuate with a bullish bias on a weekly basis. - For coking coal and coke, the coal mine production has slightly increased, and the inventory pressure is not obvious. The seventh round of coke price increases has been implemented, and the profit of coke enterprises has recovered, with a slight increase in production. With the current warm macro - atmosphere and the expectation of improved terminal demand, coking coal and coke prices are expected to remain firm and fluctuate with a bullish bias on a weekly basis. [3][4][5] Summary According to the Table of Contents 01 Market Review - The industry is still in the off - season inventory accumulation stage. Rebar production decreased while demand increased, and the inventory increase slowed down. Hot - rolled coil production and demand both increased, with a slight continuous inventory increase. The raw material end showed signs of pressure at high levels, and the market was in a wait - and - see mood. Steel prices were weakly adjusted in a volatile manner, with futures prices falling more than spot prices, and the basis widened. [9] 02 Steel Supply - Demand Analysis - **Production**: The weekly production of national rebar was 214.65 tons (down 2.63% month - on - month and up 33.66% year - on - year), and the weekly production of hot - rolled coils was 325.24 tons (up 3.06% month - on - month and up 4.82% year - on - year). Both blast furnace and electric furnace rebar production decreased slightly. The blast furnace and electric furnace operating rates also decreased slightly. The profits of rebar and hot - rolled coils both shrank. [15][17][28] - **Demand**: The apparent consumption of rebar was 1.948 million tons (up 2.56% month - on - month and down 10.79% year - on - year), and the apparent consumption of hot - rolled coils was 3.2127 million tons (up 2.07% month - on - month and up 0.84% year - on - year). [35][37] - **Inventory**: Rebar inventory accumulation slowed down, with both social and factory inventories increasing. The total rebar inventory was 6.0704 million tons (up 3.38% month - on - month and down 6.87% year - on - year). The hot - rolled coil inventory increased slightly, with social inventory rising and factory inventory decreasing. The total hot - rolled coil inventory was 3.6144 million tons (up 1.11% month - on - month and down 18.27% year - on - year). [41][46] - **Downstream**: In the real estate sector, the weekly sales area of commercial housing in 30 large - and medium - sized cities increased by 18.33% month - on - month and decreased by 14.85% year - on - year, while the land market remained sluggish. In July 2025, automobile production and sales were 2.591 million and 2.593 million respectively, down 7.3% and 10.7% month - on - month and up 13.3% and 14.7% year - on - year. From January to July 2025, automobile production and sales were 18.235 million and 18.269 million respectively, up 12.7% and 12% year - on - year. [49][52] 03 Iron Ore Supply - Demand Analysis - **Supply**: The iron ore price index was 100.85 (up 0.04% month - on - month and up 0.47% year - on - year). The shipment volume from 19 ports in Australia and Brazil was 26.927 million tons (up 0.86% month - on - month and up 3.16% year - on - year), and the arrival volume at 45 ports was 23.933 million tons (down 3.36% month - on - month and down 6.76% year - on - year). [59] - **Demand**: Pig iron daily production was 2.4075 million tons (up 0.09 million tons month - on - month and up 16.29 million tons year - on - year). The port clearance volume of iron ore at 45 ports was 3.2574 million tons (down 2.67% month - on - month and up 7.64% year - on - year). [64] - **Inventory**: The inventory at 45 iron ore ports was 138.452 million tons (up 0.19% month - on - month and down 9.93% year - on - year), and the imported iron ore inventory of 247 steel enterprises was 90.6547 million tons (down 0.78% month - on - month and up 0.73% year - on - year). [70] 04 Coking Coal and Coke Supply - Demand Analysis - **Supply**: The operating rate of coking coal mines was 85.21% (up 1.77% month - on - month and down 6.34% year - on - year), and the daily Mongolian coal customs clearance volume was 153,500 tons (down 7.03% month - on - month and down 10.33% year - on - year). [76] - **Demand**: The daily coking coal auction transaction rate was 82.05% (down 6.46% week - on - week and up 7.30% year - on - year), and the weekly coking coal auction transaction rate was 73.64% (down 10.28% week - on - week and up 28.36% year - on - year). [79] - **Coke Enterprises**: The profit per ton of coke for independent coking enterprises was + 23 yuan/ton (up 3 yuan/ton month - on - month and up 60 yuan/ton year - on - year), and the capacity utilization rate was 74.42% (up 0.11% month - on - month and up 3.16% year - on - year). [86] - **Inventory**: The coking coal inventory of independent coking enterprises was 8.2371 million tons (down 0.68% month - on - month and up 26.43% year - on - year), and the coking coal port inventory was 2.6149 million tons (up 2.35% month - on - month and down 26.42% year - on - year). The coke inventory of independent coking enterprises was 394,700 tons (up 0.41% month - on - month and down 15.82% year - on - year), and the coke port inventory was 2.1462 million tons (down 0.23% month - on - month and up 12.24% year - on - year). [92][98] - **Spot Price**: The price of low - sulfur coking coal in Shanxi was 1,470 yuan/ton (unchanged week - on - week and down 230 yuan/ton year - on - year), and the ex - factory price of quasi - first - class metallurgical coke was 1,440 yuan/ton (up 50 yuan/ton month - on - month and down 150 yuan/ton year - on - year). [104] 05 Spread Analysis - The basis of rebar and hot - rolled coils widened, and the 10 - 1 spread of rebar fluctuated within a narrow range. The 9 - 1 spread of coking coal and coke widened, and the hot - rolled coil - rebar spread contracted at a high level. [106][112]