Report Industry Investment Rating - No industry investment rating information is provided in the report Core Viewpoints - The short - term market sentiment has warmed up, which provides some support for coal prices. However, fundamentally, both the supply and demand of coking coal and coke have declined slightly at high levels, and the inventory pressure remains high, so the price rebound lacks momentum [1] Summary by Related Content Market Trend - Recently, the overall price of coking coal and coke has shown a bottom - rebound trend, mainly driven by factors such as large previous price drops, short - covering, valuation repair, and improved foreign trade situation. But the fundamentals have not improved significantly, and the price rebound is still under pressure [1] Spot Market - On the spot side, the coke price at the origin has been stable after the third round of price cuts since mid - May, with a cumulative decline of 170 - 185 yuan/ton in these three rounds, and there is still an expectation of further price cuts. Coking coal spot has also maintained a weak and stable operation without a rebound [1] Supply - With the recent rebound in coal prices, there have been continuous news about supply contraction. Domestic coal mine production has continued a slight downward trend, but there has been no large - scale production suspension or reduction, so it cannot change the upstream inventory accumulation situation. This week, the clean coal inventory at the coal mine end was 4.86 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 53,000 tons, and the inventory level is still at an absolute high [1] Demand - The demand for coking coal and coke has continued a slight downward trend, but the decline rate is relatively slow. Last week, the average daily hot metal output of steel mills dropped to 2.418 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 110,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 605,000 tons. The overall profitability rate of steel mills has slightly narrowed, leading to a decline in the start - up rate, which generally offsets the recent production cuts of coal mines [1]

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content Group 2: Core Viewpoints of the Report - Short - term market sentiment is warming up, which provides some support for coal prices. However, fundamentally, both the supply and demand of coking coal and coke are slightly declining from high levels, and the inventory pressure remains high. Rebounds should be treated with caution [3] Group 3: Summary by Related Catalogs Market Performance - Yesterday, the rebound of coking coal and coke futures prices was weak, and they weakened again at night. On the spot side, the third round of coke price cuts by steel mills last week was officially implemented, with this round's decline increasing to 70 - 75 yuan/ton. Since mid - May, the three - round cumulative decline has been 170 - 185 yuan/ton. Coking coal prices also maintained a weak and stable operation [3] Import Data - In May, China imported 36.04 million tons of coal, a month - on - month decrease of 4.7% and a year - on - year decrease of 17.7%. From January to May, the cumulative import was 188.722 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 7.9%. In May, the total customs clearance of Mongolian coal at the Ganqimaodu Port was 2.938 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 16.5% [3] Domestic Coal Production - Domestic coal mine production continued a slight downward trend, but there was no large - scale shutdown or production reduction. The daily output of raw coal from 523 coking coal sample mines was 1.899 million tons, a month - on - month decrease of 18,000 tons and a year - on - year decrease of 78,000 tons. However, the inventory pressure at the coal mine end has not been relieved. The raw coal inventory at the coal mine end increased to 6.708 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 297,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 3.357 million tons; the clean coal inventory was 4.807 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 77,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 2.04 million tons [3] Demand Situation - The demand for coking coal and coke continued a slight downward trend, but the decline rate was slow. Last week, the average daily hot metal output of steel mills dropped to 2.418 million tons, a decrease of 110,000 tons from the previous week and an increase of 605,000 tons compared with the same period last year. The overall profitability of steel mills narrowed slightly, leading to a decline in production, which generally offset the recent production cuts of coal mines. Fundamentally, the driving force for coal price rebound was still insufficient [3]

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided Group 2: Core View of the Report - Coal and coke supply and demand both decline slightly from high levels, inventory pressure remains high, and a short - term bearish view on the rebound is maintained [3] Group 3: Summary by Related Content Market Performance - Yesterday, the coal - coke futures market rebounded from a low level, with the main coking coal contract rising nearly 7%. Short - covering by bears and the fermentation of information such as the import resource tax on Mongolian coal and the domestic Mineral Resources Law helped coal prices rebound. Some steel mills in Hebei started the third round of coke price cuts, to be implemented on the 6th [2] Fundamental Analysis - Coal mine production continues a slight downward trend, but there is no large - scale production halt or reduction. This week, the daily output of raw coal from 523 coking coal sample mines is 189.9 million tons, a decrease of 1.8 million tons compared with the previous week and a decrease of 7.8 million tons year - on - year. Mines in Shanxi's Hejin, Lishi, and Qingxu have stopped production due to safety reasons for about 15 days. However, the inventory pressure at the coal mine end has not been relieved. The raw coal inventory at the coal mine end has increased to 670.8 million tons, an increase of 29.7 million tons compared with the previous week and an increase of 335.7 million tons year - on - year; the clean coal inventory is 480.7 million tons, an increase of 7.7 million tons compared with the previous week and an increase of 204 million tons year - on - year [2] - Coal - coke demand continues a slight downward trend. The average daily hot metal output of steel mills has dropped to 2.4191 billion tons, a decrease of 1.7 million tons compared with the previous week and an increase of 6.08 million tons year - on - year. The overall profitability of steel mills has slightly narrowed, leading to a decline in开工, which generally offsets the recent production cuts of coal mines, and the coal price rebound is still weak [2]

Group 1 - Report industry investment rating: Not provided Group 2 - The core view of the report: The uncertainty of tariff disturbances persists, and the prices of ferrous metals are under pressure. The supply and demand of coking coal and coke have both declined slightly at high levels, and the inventory pressure remains high. In the short term, maintain a bearish view on rebounds [4] Group 3 - Market performance: Yesterday, the coking coal and coke futures market continued its weak and volatile trend, hitting a new low during the session and then rebounding slightly. The night - session prices further rebounded, but the rebound space is expected to be limited. On the spot side, after the second round of coke price cuts, it is weakly stable, and the spot price of coking coal is under pressure to decline, with the self - pick - up price of Mongolian 5 clean coal at the port dropping to 918 yuan/ton [3] - Fundamental supply: Last week, according to the data of 523 coking coal sample mines, the daily output of raw coal was 191.8 million tons, a decrease of 1.8 million tons compared to the previous week, and the output has declined for two consecutive weeks. The number of coal mines with production cuts in Shanxi has increased, but the inventory pressure at the coal mine end has not been relieved. Last week, the raw coal inventory at the coal mine end increased to 641.1 million tons, an increase of 305.1 million tons year - on - year; the clean coal inventory was 473 million tons, an increase of 198.7 million tons year - on - year [3] - Fundamental demand: Last week, the demand for coking coal and coke continued to decline slightly. The average daily molten iron output of steel mills dropped to 2.4191 billion tons, a decrease of 1.7 million tons compared to the previous week and an increase of 6.08 million tons year - on - year. The overall profitability of steel mills has slightly narrowed, leading to a decline in production, which generally offsets the recent production cuts of coal mines, and coal prices remain weak [3]

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - Macro disturbances have weakened and market sentiment has warmed up, but the overall supply - demand situation of coal and coke remains weak. With the continuous increase in coking coal supply and the tendency of hot metal production to peak and decline, the prices are temporarily treated as bearish on rebounds [4]. 3. Summary by Related Content Market Trend - Recently, coal and coke futures prices have continuously hit new lows. The spot market saw the first round of coke price cuts by steel mills last week, and there are expectations of further cuts. The market is in a weak - running trend, indicating a poor fundamental situation for coal and coke [3]. Supply Side - Upstream coking coal inventories at coal mines and coal washing plants are still high, with continuous inventory accumulation in recent weeks. This week, production decreased due to the maintenance of major mines in Changzhi, Shanxi and Anhui, and safety measures were tightened in Liulin, leading to production cuts in the main production areas of Shanxi. However, after the maintenance of major mines ends, raw coal production is expected to recover. Mongolian coal resumed high - level customs clearance after the May Day holiday, and port inventories have increased again. Overall, coking coal supply remains sufficient [3]. Demand Side - The overall demand is currently at a high level but there are expectations of production cuts in June. Currently, the overall profitability rate of steel mills is nearly 60%, and their production enthusiasm is relatively high. This week, the daily average hot metal output slightly decreased to 2.436 million tons. Despite the high hot metal output driving raw material demand, coal and coke prices are still in a downward trend, indicating a prominent problem of oversupply [3].

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided Group 2: Core View of the Report - Macro disturbances have weakened and market sentiment has improved, but the overall supply - demand situation of coking coal and coke remains weak. With the continuous increase in coking coal supply and the potential peak - to - decline trend of hot metal production, the prices are currently treated as bearish on rebounds [4] Group 3: Summary According to Related Contents Supply - side situation - Recently, coking coal and coke futures prices have continuously hit new lows, and the spot market saw the first round of price cuts last week, indicating a weak fundamental situation. Upstream coking coal inventories such as those in coal mines and coal washing plants are still high, with continuous inventory accumulation in recent weeks. This week, due to the maintenance of major mines in Changzhi, Shanxi and Anhui, production decreased, and safety requirements tightened in Liulin and other places, leading to obvious production cuts in major production areas in Shanxi. After the maintenance of major mines ends, raw coal production is expected to recover. In addition, Mongolian coal suspended customs clearance during the May Day holiday, and after resumption, the customs clearance volume rebounded to a relatively high level, and port inventories also increased again. Overall, coking coal supply remains abundant [3] Demand - side situation - The overall demand is currently at a high level, but there are expectations of production cuts in June. Currently, steel mills' profitability is acceptable, and their production enthusiasm is high, with the daily average hot metal output fluctuating around 2.44 million tons. However, even with high hot metal output, coking coal and coke prices have not escaped the downward trend, indicating a prominent problem of oversupply [4] Later - stage focus - Pay attention to changes in the blast furnace start - up rate of steel mills and the customs clearance situation of imported coal [4]

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided Group 2: Core View of the Report - The macro - disturbance has weakened and market sentiment has improved, but the overall supply - demand situation of coal and coke remains weak. With the continuous increase in coking coal supply and the peak - to - decline trend of hot metal production, the price is temporarily treated as a rebound with a bearish outlook [4] Group 3: Summary Based on Related Content Market Performance - Yesterday, the futures prices of coking coal and coke continued the weak and volatile trend, hitting new lows, and rebounded slightly at night; the first round of spot price cut of coke was implemented, and there is still an expectation of further cuts. Recently, the macro - disturbance to the market has weakened, but the supply - strong and demand - weak fundamentals of coal and coke have dragged down the price performance [3] Coking Enterprise Situation - After the first round of coke price cut, the profits of most coking enterprises in many regions have returned to the break - even point. Most coking enterprises in the region maintain the previous production restriction state, with normal production rhythm. Some coking enterprises have slightly increased production. The recent shipment situation has improved compared with before, and most coking plants keep their coke inventory at a low level [3] Downstream Demand - Last week, the average daily output of hot metal from steel mills was 244,770 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 8,700 tons. Recently, the hot metal output has shown a peak - to - decline trend. Some steel mills have plans for production reduction and maintenance. Affected by relevant policies, steel mills are more cautious in purchasing raw materials such as coke and mainly purchase on - demand [3] Mongolian Coal Import - After the port inventory pressure has been continuously relieved, the Mongolian coal import has quickly recovered to the level of the same period last year. Some Mongolian coal is piled up in the warehouse after import. Since there is no expectation of an increase in downstream demand, the recovery of Mongolian coal customs clearance has brought supply pressure to the market again [3]

Group 1: Investment Rating - No investment rating information is provided in the report. Group 2: Core View - The overall supply - demand situation of coking coal and coke remains weak. With the continuous increase in coking coal supply and the potential peak - to - decline trend of hot metal production, the prices are currently treated as a rebound with a bearish outlook [3]. Group 3: Summary by Related Content Market Trend - Recently, the futures prices of coking coal and coke have been oscillating weakly, hitting new lows continuously. The first - round reduction of coke spot prices has been implemented, and there is still an expectation of further reduction [2]. Fundamental Situation - Most coking enterprises in the region maintain their previous production - limiting status, with normal production rhythms. Some coking enterprises have slightly increased production. The recent shipment situation has improved compared to before, and most coking plants keep their coke inventories at a low level [2]. Downstream Demand - Last week, the steel mill's hot metal production was 244.77 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 0.87 million tons. There is a trend of peak - to - decline in hot metal production recently. Some steel mills have plans for production reduction and maintenance, and due to relevant policies, steel mills' procurement is cautious, mainly on a demand - based basis [2]. Mongolian Coal Import - After the port inventory pressure has been continuously alleviated, the import of Mongolian coal has quickly recovered to the level of the same period last year. However, some imported Mongolian coal has become "dead stock" in the warehouse. Given the lack of improvement in downstream demand, the recent recovery of Mongolian coal customs clearance has put obvious pressure on the market [3].

Group 1: Basic Information - The report is a daily report on ferrous metals data, published by Guomao Futures on May 16, 2025 [1] Group 2: Futures Market Far - month Contracts (May 15) - RB2601: Closing price 3150 yuan/ton, up 21 yuan (0.67%) [2] - HC2601: Closing price 3272 yuan/ton, up 16 yuan (0.49%) [2] - I2601: Closing price 698 yuan/ton, up 7 yuan (1.01%) [2] - J2601: Closing price 1498.5 yuan/ton, up 3 yuan (0.20%) [2] - JM2601: Closing price 899 yuan/ton, up 6.5 yuan (0.73%) [2] Near - month Contracts (May 15) - RB2510: Closing price 3118 yuan/ton, up 12 yuan (0.39%) [2] - HC2510: Closing price 3260 yuan/ton, up 15 yuan (0.46%) [2] - I2509: Closing price 736.5 yuan/ton, up 8.5 yuan (1.17%) [2] - J2509: Closing price 1472 yuan/ton, up 6.5 yuan (0.44%) [2] - JM2509: Closing price 883 yuan/ton, up 3 yuan (0.34%) [2] Cross - month Spreads (May 15) - RB2510 - 2601: - 32 yuan/ton, down 4 yuan [2] - HC2510 - 2601: - 12 yuan/ton, up 4 yuan [2] - I2509 - 2601: 38.5 yuan/ton, up 1 yuan [2] - J2509 - 2601: - 26.5 yuan/ton, down 0.5 yuan [2] - JM2509 - 2601: - 16 yuan/ton, up 0.5 yuan [2] Spreads/Ratios/Profits (May 15) - Coil - rebar spread: 142 yuan/ton, up 2 yuan [2] - Rebar - ore ratio: 4.23, down 0.01 [2] - Coal - coke ratio: 1.67, up 0.01 [2] - Rebar disk profit: - 109.03 yuan/ton, down 3.18 yuan [2] - Coking disk profit: 297.61 yuan/ton, up 5.3 yuan [2] Group 3: Spot Market May 15 Prices and Changes - Shanghai rebar: 3220 yuan/ton, down 50 yuan [2] - Tianjin rebar: 3250 yuan/ton, up 20 yuan [2] - Guangzhou rebar: 3440 yuan/ton, unchanged [2] - Tangshan billet: 2980 yuan/ton, down 20 yuan [2] - Platts index: 102.2, down 0.6 [2] - Shanghai hot - rolled coil: 3280 yuan/ton, down 60 yuan [2] - Hangzhou hot - rolled coil: 3340 yuan/ton, unchanged [2] - Guangzhou hot - rolled coil: 3380 yuan/ton, up 10 yuan [2] - Billet - product spread: 240 yuan/ton, down 50 yuan [2] - Rizhao Port: PB ore: 780 yuan/ton, up 2 yuan [2] - Super special powder: 645 yuan/ton, up 10 yuan [2] - Another ore: 690 yuan/ton, up 10 yuan [2] - Ganqimao Port: Coking coal: 970 yuan/ton, unchanged [2] - Qingdao Port: Quasi - first - grade coke: 1510 yuan/ton, unchanged [2] Basis (May 15) - HC main contract: 20 yuan/ton, down 53 yuan [2] - RB main contract: 102 yuan/ton, down 41 yuan [2] - I main contract: 55 yuan/ton, unchanged [2] - J main contract: 186.66 yuan/ton, up 10 yuan [2] - JM main contract: 117 yuan/ton, up 11.5 yuan [2] Group 4: Industry Analysis Steel - Weekly steel data rebounded but did not exceed the normal range. Inventory and apparent demand data improved, and the market returned to normal, but was not stronger than the historical average. Spot trading volume was weak. The market sentiment may drive the futures price to fill the gap in early April, but the supply - demand structure in May may be weaker than in April, with a potential price decline risk [4] Coking Coal and Coke - The first round of coke price cuts is about to be implemented, and coking coal auction prices continue to fall. The black chain index touched the 20 - day line. Macro factors may affect the market sentiment. The "rush to export" during the 90 - day tariff suspension period may not significantly boost steel demand. The coal - coke market remains weak, and the high - short strategy is recommended. Consider the JM9 - 1 calendar spread arbitrage [5] Ferroalloys - In the silicon - iron market, some Ningxia manufacturers have reduced production, creating a supply - demand gap and driving the futures price to rebound. Manganese - silicon production cuts have expanded, and the market may see a slowdown in the short - term rebound. Hebei Iron and Steel's tender prices are low [7] Iron Ore - The rebound driven by improved macro sentiment may provide a good cost basis. The comprehensive tariff is still high. High pig - iron production is expected to continue in May, and the port inventory will fluctuate slightly. After May, if the steel fundamentals weaken, steel prices may be weaker than iron - ore prices [8] Group 5: Investment Strategies - Steel: Hold a wait - and - see attitude for single - side trading. Choose hot - rolled coils for better liquidity in the spot - futures market, and conduct hedging and inventory management. For arbitrage, roll at high prices [9] - Coking Coal and Coke: Short on the single - side market. Pay attention to the JM9 - 1 calendar spread arbitrage [9] - Ferroalloys: Hold the 9 - 1 calendar spread and short at high prices [9] - Iron Ore: Hold the 9 - 1 calendar spread and short at high prices [9]