Report Summary Investment Ratings - **Cautiously Bullish**: Rebar, Hot Rolled Coil, Coke, Coking Coal, Manganese Silicon [1] - **Cautiously Bearish**: Iron Ore, Ferrosilicon [1] Core Views - **Rebar**: With good blast furnace profits and improved electric furnace profits, steel mills are highly motivated to produce, leading to high molten iron output. However, demand remains weak, and the supply-demand balance is expected to loosen. Despite recent downward trends, policy disturbances and the Fed's loose signals may trigger a short-term rebound [1][4][5]. - **Hot Rolled Coil**: Production, apparent demand, and inventory have slightly increased, with a relatively stable fundamental situation. The supply-demand balance is expected to loosen, but after continuous decline, the short-term downside space may be limited, and a short-term rebound is possible [1][4][5]. - **Iron Ore**: Molten iron output has increased, environmental protection restrictions are less than expected, steel mills have completed restocking, and port inventories are accumulating. The fundamental situation is moderately bearish, and the ore price is expected to fluctuate weakly [1][6]. - **Coke**: Spot prices have started the eighth round of increases, and coke enterprise profits have improved. The supply-demand balance is relatively stable, and short-term rebound is expected due to strengthened safety supervision expectations [1][9]. - **Coking Coal**: Domestic production is flat compared to the previous period, and Mongolian coal imports have increased significantly. Although the futures price has a premium over the warehouse receipt cost and there is downward correction space in the medium term, short-term rebound is possible due to strengthened safety supervision expectations [1][13]. - **Manganese Silicon**: Supply-demand balance is loosening, production is increasing, and the steel mill restocking is completed. Manganese ore shipments have decreased, but inventory is stable. The cost side provides some support, and short-term rebound may occur under macro - sentiment influence, while the medium - term strategy is to sell on rallies [1][17][18]. - **Ferrosilicon**: Production is increasing, demand is declining, and inventory pressure is high. It may follow the market for a weak short - term rebound, and it is advisable to wait and see [1][17][18]. Detailed Summaries Rebar - **Price**: Futures prices for different contracts (01, 05, 10) are 3224, 3261, and 3138 respectively, with price increases of 29, 31, and 19 [2]. - **Supply - Demand**: High production enthusiasm of steel mills, weak demand, and expected loosening of supply - demand balance [1][4]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Short - term rebound possible due to policy and Fed signals [1][5]. Hot Rolled Coil - **Price**: Futures prices for different contracts (01, 05, 10) are 3377, 3388, and 3389 respectively, with price increases of 25, 30, and 28 [2]. - **Supply - Demand**: Slightly increased production, apparent demand, and inventory, with a loosening supply - demand trend [1][4]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Short - term rebound possible after continuous decline [1][5]. Iron Ore - **Price**: Not provided in the text. - **Supply - Demand**: Increased molten iron output, less - than - expected environmental protection restrictions, completed restocking of steel mills, and accumulating port inventories [1][6]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Cautiously bearish [1][6]. Coke - **Price**: Futures prices for 1 - month, 5 - month, and 9 - month contracts are 1736.0, 1825.5, and 1652.0 respectively, with price increases of 57.5, 56.0, and 25.0 [8]. - **Supply - Demand**: Relatively stable supply - demand balance, with stable production and inventory [1][9]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Cautiously bullish, short - term rebound expected [1][9][10]. Coking Coal - **Price**: Futures prices for 1 - month, 5 - month, and 9 - month contracts are 1215.5, 1261.5, and 1061.5 respectively, with price increases of 53.5, 52.0, and 13.5 [12]. - **Supply - Demand**: Flat domestic production, increased Mongolian coal imports, and stable raw material demand [1][13]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Cautiously bullish, short - term rebound expected [1][13][14]. Manganese Silicon - **Price**: Futures prices for 01, 05, and 09 contracts are 5898, 5946, and 5798 respectively, with price increases of 66, 65, and 56 [16]. - **Supply - Demand**: Loosening supply - demand balance, increased production, and completed steel mill restocking [1][17]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Short - term rebound possible under macro - sentiment influence, medium - term sell - on - rallies strategy [1][17][18]. Ferrosilicon - **Price**: Futures prices for 01, 05, and 09 contracts are 5662, 5790, and 5494 respectively, with price increases of 46, 44, and 48 [16]. - **Supply - Demand**: Increasing production, declining demand, and high inventory pressure [1][17]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Cautiously bearish, short - term weak rebound, advisable to wait and see [1][17][18].

Report Information - Report Title: "Steel and Ore Weekly Report 2025 - 06 - 23: Off - season Market Continues, Black Narrow - range Fluctuation" [1] - Research Team: Zhengxin Futures Industrial Research Center, Black Industry Group [2] - Researchers: Xie Chen, Yang Hui [3] Core Views Steel - Price: Spot prices rose slightly, while the futures market fluctuated at a low level [7] - Supply: Blast furnace production stopped falling and rebounded, while electric furnace production continued to decline [7] - Inventory: The de - stocking speed of building materials slowed down, while that of plates accelerated [7] - Demand: Building materials demand declined month - on - month, and there was great downward pressure on the domestic demand for plates [7] - Profit: Blast furnace profits remained high, while electric furnace profits continued to narrow [7] - Basis: The basis narrowed slightly, and all reverse arbitrage positions were closed at a profit [7] - Summary: In May, the macro data was weak, and the market was worried about the drag on consumption data after the slowdown of national subsidies. The overall supply increased month - on - month. The market still showed off - season characteristics. It is expected that the price will return to the off - season fluctuating and falling trend. Maintain the mid - term short - selling idea [7] Iron Ore - Price: Ore prices fluctuated, and the futures market rebounded at a low level [7] - Supply: Shipments from Australia and Brazil declined, and arrivals also weakened [7] - Demand: Blast furnace production increased, and demand improved month - on - month [7] - Inventory: Port inventories decreased slightly, while downstream inventories increased slightly [7] - Shipping: Shipping costs both declined [7] - Spread: The futures spread narrowed, and the spread declined slightly [7] - Summary: Last week, the supply - demand situation improved slightly month - on - month. Considering the drag of off - season finished products, the probability of further iron ore price increases is low. Maintain the long - term bearish view [7] Summary by Directory Steel Weekly Market Tracking 1.1 Price - Shanghai rebar spot prices and hot - rolled coil spot prices showed certain trends. Last week, rebar futures fluctuated sideways, with the main contract rising 0.77% to close at 2992. Spot prices rose slightly, with rebar in East China reported at 3090 yuan/ton, up 10 yuan week - on - week [10][13] 1.2 Supply - Blast furnace production: The blast furnace operating rate of 247 steel mills was 83.82%, an increase of 0.41 percentage points week - on - week. The blast furnace ironmaking capacity utilization rate was 90.79%, an increase of 0.21 percentage points week - on - week. The daily average hot metal output was 242.18 tons, an increase of 0.57 tons week - on - week [16] - Electric furnace production: The average capacity utilization rate of 90 independent electric arc furnace steel mills was 54.54%, a decrease of 2.19 percentage points week - on - week. The average operating rate was 70.93%, a decrease of 3.08 percentage points week - on - week [24] - Product output: Rebar production increased by 4.6 tons to 212.2 tons week - on - week, and hot - rolled coil production increased by 0.8 tons to 325.5 tons week - on - week [27] 1.3 Demand - Building materials: According to the survey data of Centennial Building, as of June 17, the capital availability rate of sample construction sites was 59.05%, a week - on - week increase of 0.02 percentage points. The overall terminal demand was gradually declining [30] - Plates: From June 1 - 15, the retail sales of the national passenger car market were 706,000 units, a year - on - year increase of 20% and a month - on - month decrease of 9%. The manufacturing demand was expected to weaken [33] 1.4 Profit - Long - process: The profitability rate of steel mills was 59.31%, an increase of 0.87 percentage points week - on - week. Long - process steel mills benefited from the four - round coke price cut and still had high profits [38] - Electric furnace: As of the 20th, the average profit of sample electric arc furnace steel mills was - 132 yuan/ton, and the off - peak electricity profit was - 29 yuan/ton, a decrease of 5 yuan/ton day - on - day [38] 1.5 Inventory - Building materials: The total inventory of five major steel products was 1,338.89 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 15.67 tons. Rebar inventory was still being de - stocked, but the speed slowed down [41] - Plates: The hot - rolled coil inventory - to - sales ratio decreased by 0.4 days to 7.2 days. Both factory and social inventories changed from previous accumulation to de - stocking [44] 1.6 Basis - The basis of rebar 01 contract narrowed significantly. It was recommended to close reverse arbitrage positions at around 80 last week, and all positions have been closed at a profit [47] 1.7 Inter - delivery - The 10 - 1 spread was 7, an increase of 6 week - on - week. The contango situation was completely reversed. The near - term contract faces off - season pressure, and the far - term contract also faces risks [50] 1.8 Inter - product - The current futures spread between hot - rolled coils and rebar was 124, an increase of 11 week - on - week. The spot spread was 140, an increase of 50 week - on - week. There is no obvious driving force for the spread to continue narrowing [53] Iron Ore Weekly Market Tracking 2.1 Price - Last week, iron ore prices fluctuated, with the main contract closing flat at 703. Spot prices rose synchronously, with PB fines at Qingdao Port rising 1 yuan to 710 yuan/ton [58] 2.2 Supply - Shipments: Global iron ore shipments decreased month - on - month. The weekly average shipments from Australia were 2043.6 tons, and those from Brazil were 759.2 tons [61][64] - Arrivals: The arrivals at 47 ports decreased month - on - month. The current value was 2517.5 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 156 tons [67] 2.3 Demand - Rigid demand: The daily average hot metal output of 247 sample steel mills increased. The current output was 242.18 tons/day, an increase of 0.57 tons/day week - on - week [70] - Speculative demand: The average daily port trading volume last week was 95.9 tons, an increase of 5.9 tons week - on - week. Downstream steel mills resumed production, and there was still overall restocking demand [73] 2.4 Inventory - Port inventory: The iron ore inventory at 47 ports decreased month - on - month. The current total inventory was 14433.56 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 70 tons [76] - Downstream inventory: On June 19, the total inventory of imported sinter powder of 114 steel mills was 2719.47 tons, an increase of 56.73 tons from the previous period [79] 2.5 Shipping - The freight from Western Australia to China was 9.1 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 1.77 US dollars week - on - week. The freight from Brazil to China was 22.5 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 3.08 US dollars/ton week - on - week [82] 2.6 Spread - The 9 - 1 spread was 29, a narrowing of 1.5 week - on - week. The 09 contract was at a discount of 28, a narrowing of 6 last week [85] - The coke - to - ore ratio was 1.99, and the rebar - to - ore ratio was 4.26. The two ratios changed little, and the spread trading fluidity was not high [88]