
01
HRC Production Increased Significantly WoW

This week, some steel mills in north and east China resumed operations after completing rolling line and blast furnace maintenance. Coupled with the increase in domestic steel mills' overall HRC production schedule for January, production saw a significant WoW increase this week.
02
HRC Social Inventory Accumulated WoW

This week, SMM statistics showed HRC social inventory at 2.9575 million mt across 86 warehouses nationwide (large sample), up 47,500 mt or 1.63% WoW, and down 12.21% YoY based on the lunar calendar.
This week, national social inventory began to build up. By region, inventory buildup in south and east China was higher than in north, northeast, and central China.
03
HRC In-Plant Inventory Increased WoW
This week, steel mills' in-plant inventory saw a slight WoW increase.

Note:
1. SMM's weekly HRC production/apparent demand/inventory data are based on a sample of 40 steel mills and 86 mainstream market warehouses nationwide.
2. As of October 31, 2024, SMM's weekly HRC production and steel mill inventory data covered 85% of the national HRC capacity.
3. SMM conducts surveys every Wednesday and releases the data on Thursday mornings.
![[SMM Balance Semanal de Materiales de Construcción] Mejora el ambiente de negociación del mercado, la liberación de la demanda rígida no cumple las expectativas](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/JdqON20251217171718.png)
![[SMM Gran Inventario Social de Materiales de Construcción] El repunte de precios impulsa la reducción de inventarios; la caída del inventario social de materiales de construcción se amplió ligeramente en este período](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/wSpkX20251217171718.png)

