According to statistics, the inventory of stainless steel totaled 217,238 tonnes in Chinese Wuxi market in the end of February 2012, up by 0.74% from a half month earlier.
Among them, the stocks of cold rolled stainless steel products totaled 129,426 tonnes, up by 1.33% and that of hot rolled stainless steel products was 87,812 tonnes, down by 0.12%, both compared to that in a half month ago.
To specify the steel grade, 300 grade materials accounted for 171,960 tonnes, rising by 3.04%; 400 grade products were 36,001 tonnes, reducing by 4.14%; 200 grade products took 9,278 tonnes, down by 17.19%, all compared to that in a half month earlier