Steel Inventory Fluctuations at Key Chinese Steel Enterprises in Mid-May 2025

Published: May 26, 2025 17:29

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According to data from the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), in mid-May 2025, the inventory of steel products at key steel enterprises under statistical monitoring was 16.35 million mt. This represented an increase of 290,000 mt WoW, or 1.8%; an increase of 3.98 million mt compared to the beginning of the year, or 32.2%; a decrease of 350,000 mt compared to the same period of the previous month, or 2.1%; a decrease of 480,000 mt compared to the same period of the previous year, or 2.9%; and an increase of 90,000 mt compared to the same period two years ago, or 0.6%.

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