Tag: steel inventory trends China

300-series sees steepest decline among all segments Inventory rises for second consecutive week across markets China’s stainless crude steel production stood at 9.20 mnt in Q1CY’26, down 3.4% y-o-y from 9.52 mnt last year, despite a sharp recovery in March supported by post-Lunar New Year operational normalisation. Output across all major series declined, with 300-series…