HRC Inventory in Week 1 of March 2026

Published: Mar 5, 2026 14:43

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This week, HRC social inventory was 3.5487 million mt, up 148,300 mt WoW (+4.36%), up 22.54% YoY, and up 25.40% YoY on a lunar-calendar basis.
This week, HRC mill inventory was 1.1431 million mt, down 93,100 mt WoW (-7.53%), down 3.25% YoY, and down 4.17% YoY on a lunar-calendar basis.
This week, total HRC inventory was 4.6918 million mt, up 55,200 mt WoW (+1.19%), up 15.07% YoY, and up 16.63% YoY on a lunar-calendar basis.

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