Aluminium inventory inches up as higher price drags demand

Published: Apr 12, 2018 13:26

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China's inventory of aluminium including SHFE warrants amounted to 2.231 million mt as of Thursday April 12, according to SMM data.

SHANGHAI, Apr 12 (SMM) – China's inventory of aluminium including SHFE warrants amounted to 2.231 million mt as of Thursday April 12, according to SMM data. This is up from 2.227 million mt recorded on Sunday April 8, and flat from that on Wednesday April 4.

Details are as follows:

Wuxi, Jiangsu – 900,000 mt

Shanghai – 450,000 mt

Nanhai, Guangdong – 424,000 mt

Gongyi, Henan – 189,000 mt

Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 150,000 mt

Tianjin – 56,000 mt

Linyi, Shandong – 37,000 mt

Chongqing – 25,000 mt

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