Platts Metals Analytics: Hebei mills prepare for winter cuts

摘要

S&P Global Platts Metals Analytics visited mills, traders and port facilities in northern China's Hebei province in early November. Hebei is the world's largest steel production hub, accounting for roughly a quarter of China's total output. The trip was intended to investigate the impact of upcoming winter production cuts and gauge current raw materials trends and market conditions. Feedback from the state-owned and privatelyowned mills, both big and small, that we met with in Tangshan, Qian'an, Luanxian and Laoting was consistent: Mills are