Category: HRC

  • China: Steel inventories, production drop in late-Mar’26

    China: Steel inventories, production drop in late-Mar’26

    Restocking activity slows ahead of Qingming holiday Inventories fall 5% m-o-m but remain 9% higher y-o-y Steel inventories at key mills tracked by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) totalled around 16.55 million tonnes (mnt) in late-March 2026 (21-31 March), dropping by 1.36 mnt or 7.6% compared with 17.91 mnt in mid-March 2026. Inventories…