- 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 - SMM daily comment on domestic rebar market (Aug 15)
On the supply side, some BF steel mills resumed production. According to SMM research, in terms of construction materials, the maintenance-generated construction material production loss was 635,000 mt this week, down 25,600 mt WoW.
Aug 16, 2023 18:04 
Steel Mills Profits to Hover at Lows in Apr but to Pick up in H2 2023According to SMM estimation, profits of rebar produced by BF mills in east China stood at 35 yuan/mt as of Mar 31, up 50 yuan/mt from the end of February.
Apr 11, 2023 14:32- The operating rate of BFs inched up last week amid restart of some BFs from maintenance, while that of EFs edged up, boosted by profit hike
The operating rate of BF steel mills was up 0.44% WoW at 90.04% as of December 13, SMM survey showed.
Dec 18, 2023 11:49 - With the end of environmental protection-related production limits for some BFs, the operating rate of BFs inched up
The operating rate of BF steel mills was up 0.59% WoW at 88.7% last week.
Jan 8, 2024 11:03