Brass rod enterprises hold low raw material inventories, while finished product destocking remains slow

Published: Sep 24, 2026 11:45 (GMT+8)

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[SMM Brass Rod Flash] According to SMM, the tight supply of secondary brass has not changed, raw material prices fluctuate at highs, processing margins remain razor-thin, and enterprises continue to restock on an as-needed basis. On the demand side, downstream cargo pick-up before the holiday has been limited, finished product destocking has been slow, and this week the decline in finished product inventories at sampled enterprises narrowed.

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