Weak Supply and Demand Weighed on Brass Billet Operating Rates in Januar

Published: Feb 4, 2026 13:29
[SMM Brass Billet News] According to SMM data, the comprehensive operating rate of copper billet producers in January 2026 was 50.86%, down 1.89 percentage points MoM and up 9.17 percentage points YoY. The year-on-year improvement was due to the low base effect from the Chinese New Year holiday during the same period last year. In January, the operating rate of large enterprises was 57.74%, medium-sized enterprises 40.83%, and small enterprises only 32.29% due to greater cost and order pressures.

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