This week, brass billet operating rates continued to decline.

Published: Sep 11, 2026 14:06

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[SMM Brass Billet Flash] This week (9.4-9.10), the operating rate of SMM brass billet sample enterprises was 47.46%, down 1.03 percentage points WoW. During the week, copper prices rose, and high-priced raw materials suppressed the release of downstream orders. End-user wait-and-see sentiment was strong, downstream order follow-up was weak, and enterprise operating rates pulled back.

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