Report Overview - The report is a daily report on the black sector by Shan Jin Futures, covering steel products such as rebar, hot-rolled coils, and iron ore [1][2][5] 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - There is no information provided regarding the report's industry investment rating in the given content 2. Core Views Rebar and Hot-Rolled Coils - The market focus has shifted to verifying downstream actual demand. Seasonally, demand should pick up and inventory decline in the peak consumption season, but concerns remain due to the real estate market's slow recovery [2] - Rebar production has increased, apparent demand has slightly risen, factory inventory has decreased, and social inventory has increased for seven consecutive weeks. Total production and inventory of the five major steel products have risen, with an increase in apparent demand [2] - Technically, rebar and hot-rolled coils have reached near the lower Bollinger Band on the daily K-line chart, with potential strong support, but the pressure from the 10-day moving average above is significant [2] - The operation suggestion is to maintain a wait-and-see approach, short-sell on rallies, and avoid chasing prices [2] Iron Ore - Steel mills' profitability is fair, but the profit margin has adjusted, possibly due to the sharp increase in coke prices. Iron ore production has slightly increased and may rise further after the military parade, but the upside is limited due to high production levels and weak terminal demand [5] - Global iron ore shipments are at a high level, and future arrivals are expected to increase. Port inventory shows signs of stabilizing, with no obvious accumulation yet, but an increase during the peak season is possible [5] - Technically, the 01 contract is oscillating around the middle Bollinger Band on the daily K-line chart, with a narrowing band opening, indicating a high probability of mid-term oscillation and limited short-term upside [5] - The operation suggestion is to short-sell on rallies, conduct short-term trades, and set stop-loss and take-profit levels promptly [5] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Rebar and Hot-Rolled Coils Price Data - Rebar futures prices have increased, with the main contract closing at 3,129 yuan/ton, up 0.58% from the previous day and 0.26% from last week. Hot-rolled coil futures prices have also increased, with the main contract closing at 3,372 yuan/ton, up 0.69% from the previous day and down 0.09% from last week [3] - Rebar spot prices in Shanghai remained unchanged at 3,290 yuan/ton, down 0.30% from last week. Hot-rolled coil spot prices in Shanghai increased to 3,410 yuan/ton, up 0.89% from the previous day and down 0.29% from last week [3] Production and Inventory - National rebar production increased by 5.91 million tons to 220.56 million tons, a 2.75% increase. Hot-rolled coil production decreased by 0.50 million tons to 324.74 million tons, a 0.15% decrease [3] - The five major steel products' social inventory increased by 29.17 million tons to 1,046.38 million tons, a 2.87% increase. Rebar social inventory increased by 21.26 million tons to 453.77 million tons, a 4.92% increase. Hot-rolled coil social inventory increased by 3.23 million tons to 285.78 million tons, a 1.14% increase [3] - The five major steel products' factory inventory decreased by 2.33 million tons to 421.5 million tons, a 0.55% decrease. Rebar factory inventory decreased by 4.91 million tons to 169.62 million tons, a 2.81% decrease. Hot-rolled coil factory inventory increased by 0.79 million tons to 79.68 million tons, a 1.00% increase [3] Demand - The apparent demand for the five major steel products increased by 4.78 million tons to 857.77 million tons, a 0.56% increase. Rebar apparent demand increased by 9.41 million tons to 204.21 million tons, a 4.83% increase. Hot-rolled coil apparent demand decreased by 0.55 million tons to 320.72 million tons, a 0.17% decrease [3] Iron Ore Price Data - Iron ore spot prices have increased, with Macfie powder at Qingdao Port at 766 yuan/wet ton, up 1.32% from the previous day and last week. The DCE iron ore main contract settlement price is 790.5 yuan/dry ton, up 1.93% from the previous day and 2.33% from last week [5] Supply and Demand - Australian iron ore shipments increased by 261.3 million tons to 1,719 million tons, a 17.93% increase. Brazilian iron ore shipments decreased by 188.2 million tons to 748.1 million tons, a 20.10% decrease [5] - Northern six-port arrivals decreased by 99.5 million tons to 1,153 million tons, a 7.94% decrease. The average daily port clearance volume decreased by 5.76 million tons to 341.04 million tons, a 1.66% decrease [5] - Port inventory increased by 25.93 million tons to 13,845.2 million tons, a 0.19% increase. Trade ore inventory increased by 19.80 million tons to 9,213.33 million tons, a 0.22% increase [5] Technical Analysis - The 01 contract is oscillating around the middle Bollinger Band on the daily K-line chart, with a narrowing band opening, indicating a high probability of mid-term oscillation and limited short-term upside [5] 4. Industry News - China plans to cut steel production from 2025 to 2026 to address overcapacity and meet carbon emission peak targets. In the first seven months of this year, China's crude steel production decreased by 3.1% year-on-year to 594.47 million tons [7] - As of the week ending August 28, rebar production increased, factory inventory decreased, and social inventory increased for the seventh consecutive week, with apparent demand increasing for the second consecutive week [7] - Since August 25, 2025, six blast furnaces of foundry pig iron enterprises in Shandong and Henan have been shut down for maintenance due to environmental protection and low downstream demand, affecting daily production by about 0.44 million tons. Two more blast furnaces are planned to shut down on August 30 and September 1, increasing the daily impact to 0.85 million tons [7] - The average profit per ton of coke for 30 independent coking plants nationwide is 55 yuan/ton. The average profit per ton of quasi-primary coke in Shanxi is 75 yuan/ton, in Shandong is 128 yuan/ton, in Inner Mongolia is -17 yuan/ton, and in Hebei is 80 yuan/ton [7] - As of August 28, the total inventory of national float glass sample enterprises decreased by 1.63% week-on-week to 62.566 million heavy boxes, with a year-on-year decrease of 11.31%. The inventory days decreased by 0.5 days to 26.7 days [8]