SHANGHAI, Apr 13 (SMM) - A large aluminium smelter in Shandong province lowered its April benchmark purchase prices of prebaked anode by 520 yuan/mt MoM to 5,375 yuan/mt. As of April 10, the SMM prebaked anode prices stood between 5,375-8,800 yuan/mt (including high-end products for exports) in east China, versus 5,825-6,195 yuan/mt in north-west China.
The benchmark prices of prebaked anode have fallen for five consecutive months, with a cumulative decline of 1,825 yuan/mt. Given the lack of cost support and mounting finished product inventories, prebaked anode prices will still have downside room in the short term.
![Se implementan las subidas de precios de licitación de septiembre; el fluoruro de aluminio continúa su fuerte tendencia [Revisión semanal de sal de fluoruro de SMM]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/qKBjc20251217171650.jpg)
![El fuerte soporte de costos impulsa al alza los precios de los ánodos precocidos [Informe semanal de ánodos precocidos de SMM]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/wStpx20251217171650.jpg)
![Los precios del ADC12 suben por semanas consecutivas, mejora del beneficio y recuperación marginal de la demanda [Revisión semanal de chatarra de aluminio y aluminio secundario]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/wUnEn20251217171722.jpeg)