Under the off-season, brass billet demand continues to show weakness.

Published: Jul 17, 2026 10:23

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[SMM Brass Billet Flash] According to SMM, the traditional off-season characteristics of the downstream market have become more pronounced, with orders in the cooling, sanitary ware, and hardware sectors weakening simultaneously, end-use demand lacking growth, downstream purchases generally maintaining a cautious wait-and-see sentiment, and enterprise finished product inventories remaining at relatively high levels.

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