Brass Billet Industry Operating Rate Steadily Rebounded

Published: Mar 13, 2026 14:27

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This week (3.6-3.12), the operating rate of China's brass billet industry rebounded 8.72 percentage points WoW to 51.95%, with a notably faster pace of work resumption. Enterprise orders generally improved, with Ningbo standing out and production schedules remaining relatively full; downstream hardware, plumbing, and other sectors actively resumed work, demand from the refrigeration sector stayed steady, and copper prices pulling back to below 100,000 yuan/mt drove the release of some purchase orders.

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