HRC Inventory in the Third Week of October 2026

Published: Oct 15, 2026 14:02 (GMT+8)

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This week, HRC social inventory stood at 3.0752 million mt, down 23,600 mt WoW, or -0.76% WoW, up 13.69% YoY, and up 32.47% YoY on the lunar calendar basis.

This week, HRC mill inventory stood at 1.1415 million mt, down 21,000 mt WoW, or -1.81% WoW, up 2.93% YoY, and up 7.68% YoY on the lunar calendar basis.

This week, total HRC inventory stood at 4.2167 million mt, down 44,600 mt WoW, or -1.05% WoW, up 10.56% YoY, and up 24.70% YoY on the lunar calendar basis.

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