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- Both Rebar Futures and Spot Prices Fall – How Long Can the Production Enthusiasm of BF Steel Mills Last?
According to SMM's survey, the maintenance impact volume of construction steel this week (May 31 - June 6) saw a slight increase. Most steel mills continued their maintenance from last week, and some steel mills added new rolling line maintenance plans. The maintenance impact volume of construction steel was 1.1984 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 0.041 million tons.
Jun 4, 2025 13:48 - Operating rates of BF steel mills edged down due to annual maintenance of some BFs, while the increase in operating rates of EF steel mills significantly slowed down
The operating rate of BF steel mills was down 0.15% WoW at 90.63% as of November 29, SMM survey showed.
Dec 4, 2023 10:40 - With environmental protection-related production restrictions and annual maintenance, the operating rate of BF steel mills dropped, while that of EFs stabilized with the end of rapid production hike
The operating rate of BF steel mills was down 1.03% WoW at 89.6% as of December 6, SMM survey showed.
Dec 11, 2023 10:33 - With intensive maintenance in various regions, operating rate of BF steel mils kept dipping
The average operating rate of BF steel mills was down 0.44 percentage points WoW at 90.94% last week, SMM survey showed.
Nov 6, 2023 11:11 
Rebar Output Increased Further amid Rising Operating Rates of EAF and BF Steel Mills.With production resumption of BF-based steel mills and ramp-up of EAF-based steel mills in east and central China, the overall supply of rebar rose slightly.
Mar 7, 2023 10:18- Operating rates of BF steel mills dropped significantly amid rising impact of environmental protection-related production limits
The operating rates of BF steel mills in China was 89.9% as of November 8, down 1.04 percentage points WoW.
Nov 13, 2023 10:31