Home / Steel / Stainless / Stainless SteelLatest Update in the China Stainless Steel MarketStainless Steel markets & IndexChinese YuanStainless SteelPrice descriptionPrice RangeAvg.ChangeDate201/2B Coil (Wuxi) (RMB/mt)8,650-8,8508,7500Jan 22, 2021304/2B Coil-EM (Wuxi) (RMB/mt)15,050-15,55015,3000Jan 22, 2021304/2B Coil-EC (Wuxi) (RMB/mt)15,800-16,00015,9000Jan 22, 2021304/No.1 Coil (Wuxi) (RMB/mt)15,100-15,30015,200+150Jan 22, 2021430/2B Coil (Wuxi) (RMB/mt)10,000-10,30010,1500Jan 22, 2021201/2B Coil (Foshan) (RMB/mt)8,550-8,8508,700+100Jan 22, 2021304/2B Coil-EM (Foshan) (RMB/mt)15,300-15,60015,450+100Jan 22, 2021304/2B Coil-EC (Foshan) (RMB/mt)16,100-16,30016,2000Jan 22, 2021304/No.1 Coil (Foshan) (RMB/mt)15,100-15,30015,200+100Jan 22, 2021430/2B Coil (Foshan) (RMB/mt)9,950-10,05010,0000Jan 22, 2021Change orientation to land scape to view the price tableStainless Steel top storiesmore...SMM Evening Comments (Jan 22): Nonferrous metals on the SHFE fell for the most part, zinc plunged 2.51%Jan 22, 2021 19:11CSTChina HRC inventories rose 4.54% on the week to 3.41 million mt Jan 22, 2021 18:13CSTOperating rates at lead-acid battery makers remained unchanged at 74.36% this weekJan 22, 2021 17:53CSTStainless SteelAll NewsIndustryInsightPrice Review & ForecastData AnalysisCompany NewsFeatureSMM Evening Comments (Jan 22): Nonferrous metals on the SHFE fell for the most part, zinc plunged 2.51%SHFE nonferrous metals declined broadly on Friday January 22. Copper fell 0.61%, zinc slumped 2.51%, lead shed 0.66% and nickel weakened 1.13%, while aluminium edged up 0.1% and tin rose 1.83%. Jan 22, 2021 19:11CSTprice review & forecastChina HRC inventories rose 4.54% on the week to 3.41 million mt Inventories of hot-rolled coils of steel sheets used to produce home appliances and cars in China extended gains this week amid high output across major steel makers and weakening downstream demand.Jan 22, 2021 18:13CSTdata analysisOperating rates at lead-acid battery makers remained unchanged at 74.36% this weekOperating rates across lead-acid battery producers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hebei provinces remained unchanged at 74.36% in the week ended January 22.Jan 22, 2021 17:53CSTdata analysisPrimary lead smelters operating rates increased 1.1 percentage pointsOperating rates across primary lead smelters in Henan, Hunan and Yunnan gained 1.1 percentage points from the previous week to 55.2% in the week ended January 22, showed an SMM survey. Jan 22, 2021 17:53CSTdata analysisSecondary lead smelters operating rates dropped 0.3 percentage point this weekOperating rates across licensed smelters of secondary lead in Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Guizhou averaged 47.5% in the week, slightly down 0.3 percentage point from the previous week, an SMM survey showed.Jan 22, 2021 17:17CSTdata analysisSocial inventories of lead ingots shrank 11,100 mt amid downstream restockingSocial inventories of lead ingots across Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Tianjin dropped 11,100 mt from the prior week and declined 10,400 mt from Monday to 45,400 mt as of Friday January 22, an SMM survey showed.Jan 22, 2021 17:12CSTdata analysisMMi Daily Iron Ore Report (January 22) As of January 22, iron ore inventories across 35 ports tracked by SMM totaled 118.53 million mt, an increase of 410,000 mt from the previous week and 2.16 million mt year-on-year. Jan 22, 2021 17:09CSTdata analysisSilicon social inventories shrank 6,000 mt on weekSocial inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port declined 6,000 mt from the prior week to 77,000 mt as of Friday January 22, SMM data showed. Jan 22, 2021 16:57CSTdata analysis