1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Views of the Report - For steel, the spot price continues to decline, and the futures market shows weak performance. The blast furnace operation remains stable, while the electric furnace production increases. Building materials inventory is decreasing faster, but plate inventory accumulates unexpectedly. The demand for building materials rebounds month - on - month, with weak domestic and strong foreign demand for plates. Steel mill profits decline, and the basis of hot - rolled coils and rebar diverges. Overall, the supply - demand structure of steel has improved recently, with short - term price rebound potential, but the sustainability is unclear and the amplitude is weak due to macro - impacts. - For iron ore, the spot price of ore drops slightly, and the futures price falls significantly. Global shipments decline month - on - month, while the arrival of resources at ports increases substantially. Iron ore demand remains stable, and port inventory accumulates significantly. Shipping prices decline, and the basis spread on the futures market has no operation space. Recently, the supply - demand structure of iron ore has weakened slightly, and the market is bearish due to the expected supply increase from the Simandou project. [3] 3. Summary According to the Directory 3.1 Steel 3.1.1 Price - The Shanghai rebar spot price and the hot - rolled coil spot price have both declined. The rebar 01 contract dropped 66 to 3037, and the spot price in East China decreased by 70 to 3180 yuan/ton week - on - week. [7][9][10] 3.1.2 Supply - Blast furnace production is basically stable. The blast furnace operating rate of 247 steel mills nationwide is 84.27%, unchanged from last week, and the ironmaking capacity utilization rate is 90.33%, down 0.22 percentage points week - on - week. The daily average pig iron output is 240.95 tons, down 0.59 tons week - on - week. - Electric furnace supply increases. The average capacity utilization rate of 90 independent electric arc furnace steel mills nationwide is 53.2%, up 2.13 percentage points week - on - week. - Rebar production decreases slightly, with a cumulative reduction of 2.24 tons to 201.16 tons, while hot - rolled coil production decreases slightly by 1.45 tons to 321.84 tons week - on - week. [11][13][19][22] 3.1.3 Demand - Building materials demand rebounds month - on - month. The weekly consumption of five major steel products is 873.10 tons, up 16.2%. The consumption of building materials increases by 35.6% month - on - month, and the construction site demand rebounds significantly. - For plates, domestic demand is weak, while foreign demand is strong. The production schedule of three major white - goods in October continues to decline, and the domestic consumption data in September is weak. However, due to the decline in domestic steel export quotes and the widening price difference between domestic and foreign markets, the export orders are acceptable. [23][25][28] 3.1.4 Profit - Blast furnace profits continue to narrow, and electric furnace losses expand. The steel mill profitability rate is 55.41%, down 0.87 percentage points week - on - week. The average profit of independent electric arc furnace building material steel mills is - 153 yuan/ton, and the off - peak electricity profit is - 57 yuan/ton, down 8 yuan/ton week - on - week. [29][32] 3.1.5 Inventory - Rebar inventory: The total inventory of rebar in steel mills decreases by 7.7 tons, and the social inventory decreases by 10.89 tons week - on - week. Currently, the inventory of rebar in steel mills and social inventory face significant year - on - year pressure. - Hot - rolled coil inventory: The inventory in steel mills decreases by 5.75 tons week - on - week, while the social inventory increases by 12.04 tons. The total inventory is still accumulating. [34][38] 3.1.6 Basis - The rebar 01 contract basis closes at 173, up 16 from last week, and the hot - rolled coil 01 basis closes at 46, narrowing by 29. The basis of the two contracts diverges, and attention can be paid to the opportunity of the hot - rolled coil basis to widen. [39][41] 3.1.7 Inter - term Spread - The rebar 1 - 5 spread closes at - 56, basically unchanged, and the hot - rolled coil 1 - 5 spread closes at - 20, with the inversion deepening by 7. Currently, the two varieties basically maintain an inverted level, and the short - term change direction is unclear. [42][44] 3.1.8 Inter - commodity Spread - The spread between hot - rolled coil and rebar on the futures market narrows significantly. The spread of the main contract narrows from 178 to 167, and the spread of the mainstream brands of hot - rolled coil and rebar in Shanghai narrows from 90 to 40, mainly due to the supplementary decline of the hot - rolled coil spot price. [45][48] 3.2 Iron Ore 3.2.1 Price - The futures price of iron ore drops significantly, and the spot price also declines. The 01 contract drops 24 to 771, and the PB powder price at Rizhao Port drops 11 to 778 yuan/ton. [51][53] 3.2.2 Supply - Global shipments decline slightly month - on - month. The current global iron ore shipment volume is 3207.5 tons, down 72 tons week - on - week. The weekly average shipment volume in October is 3243.25 tons, down 39 tons month - on - month. - The arrival of resources at ports increases for two consecutive weeks. The current arrival volume at 47 ports is 3144.1 tons, up 368 tons week - on - week. [54][56][62] 3.2.3 Demand - Rigid demand: Pig iron production is basically stable. The daily average pig iron output of 247 sample steel mills is 240.95 tons/day, down 0.59 tons/day week - on - week. - Speculative demand: The average daily spot trading volume at major Chinese ports is 109.6 tons/day, up 70 tons week - on - week, but recently shows a weakening trend. [63][65][68] 3.2.4 Inventory - Port inventory: The inventory at 47 ports accumulates, with a total of 14961.87 tons, up 321 tons week - on - week, mainly due to the increase in arrivals and the decline in port clearance. - Steel mill inventory: The total imported iron ore inventory of steel mills is 8982.7 tons, down 63 tons week - on - week. Steel mills are mainly consuming inventory and have weak procurement enthusiasm. [69][71][74] 3.2.5 Shipping - Shipping prices decline. The freight from Brazil to Qingdao is 24.213 dollars, down 1 dollar week - on - week, and the freight from Australia to Qingdao is 10.555 dollars, down 1.6 dollars week - on - week. [75][77] 3.2.6 Spread - The 1 - 5 spread of iron ore narrows in a volatile manner, closing at 21, down 2.5 week - on - week. The 01 contract basis closes at 49, widening by 14, and is expected to widen to over 60. [78][80]