Non-ferrous

Base Metals

Rare Earth

Scrap Metals

Minor Metals

Precious Metals

Ferrous Metals

Iron Ore Index Iron Ore Price Coke Coal Pig Iron Steel Billet Finished Steel

New Energy

Solar Lithium Cobalt Cathode Material Phosphorus Carbon Anode Separator Electrolyte Battery Cell And Module Battery Recycling Nickel And Manganese Other Materials Sodium-ion Battery Hydrogen Energy

Price Center DatabasePro Reports Events Car Insight

Home / Metal News / Aluminium billet inventories continues to grow in low season

Aluminium billet inventories continues to grow in low season

Jul 19, 2018 11:11

Source:SMM

Inventories of aluminium billet in China continued to grow over the week ended Jul 19 as consumption entered the low season

SHANGHAI, Jul 19 (SMM) – Inventories of aluminium billet in China continued to grow over the week ended Thursday July 19 as consumption entered the low season.

Inventories of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas increased by 2,300 mt from last Thursday to stand at 70,800 mt, SMM data showed.

Details are as follows:

Foshan, Guangdong – 42,000 mt

Wuxi, Jiangsu – 5,600 mt

Changzhou, Jiangsu – 8,000 mt

Huzhou, Zhejiang – 7,600 mt

Nanchang, Jiangxi – 7,600 mt

Inventory data

Aluminium

Aluminium billet

Data Source Statement: Except for publicly available information, all other data are processed by SMM based on publicly available information, market exchanges, and relying on SMM's internal database model, for reference only and do not constitute decision-making recommendations.

For queries, please contact Lemon Zhao at lemonzhao@smm.cn

For more information on how to access our research reports, please email service.en@smm.cn

Tianshan Aluminum issued a performance forecast on the evening of October 14. It is expected that the net profit attributable to the parent company in the first three quarters will be 3.231 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 163.54%.

Oct 14, 2021 17:09

Industry

Tianshan Aluminum: Net profit in the First Three Quarters to Up 163.5%, the Average Price of Aluminium Ingots Up 35% YoY

Silicon Social Inventories Up 2,000 mt on Week

Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port expanded 2,000 mt from the previous week to 42,000 mt as of Friday July 30.

Jul 30, 2021 14:10

Analysis

Silicon Social Inventories Up 2,000 mt on Week

SMM Morning Comments (Jul 29): Shanghai Base Metals Trending Mixed after Obscure Fed Meeting Results

Shanghai base metals traded mixed after opening on Thursday morning, as Fed failed to set a timeline for tapering asset purchase, and COVID-19 pandemic made a comeback. Meanwhile, their counterparts on LME mostly went up.

Jul 29, 2021 09:55

SMM Comments

SMM Morning Comments (Jul 29): Shanghai Base Metals Trending Mixed after Obscure Fed Meeting Results

Primary aluminium inventories fell 26,000 mt on week

SMM data showed that China’s social inventories of aluminium across eight consumption areas fell 26,000 mt on the week to 832,000 mt as of June 24, mainly due to the decline in Wuxi and Hainan.

Jul 15, 2021 18:00

Analysis

Primary aluminium inventories fell 26,000 mt on week

Aluminium billet inventories fell to 120,800 mt on week

The outbound volume of the aluminium billet rose by 800 mt to 48,300 mt last week, an increase of 1.6%. Aluminium prices fluctuated at high levels, and downstream users were less willing to purchase.

Jul 15, 2021 18:00

Analysis

Aluminium billet inventories fell to 120,800 mt on week

SMM Morning Comments (Jul 13): Shanghai base metals were mostly lower as investors awaited China's trade data for June

Shanghai base metals were mostly lower on Tuesday morning as investors awaited the release of China's trade data for June. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME also fell for the most part.

Jul 13, 2021 10:00

SMM Comments

SMM Morning Comments (Jul 13): Shanghai base metals were mostly lower as investors awaited China's trade data for June

Zinc social inventories expanded 1,700 mt over weekend

SMM data showed that social inventories of refined zinc ingots across Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and Hebei increased 1,700 mt from last Friday July 9 to 122,000 mt as of Monday July 12. The stocks were up 6,200 mt from July 5.

Jul 12, 2021 17:00

Analysis

Zinc social inventories expanded 1,700 mt over weekend

Shanghai bonded copper stocks rose 4,200 mt on week

SMM data showed that the stocks rose 4,200 mt from the prior week to 439,800 mt as of Friday July 9.

Jul 9, 2021 17:53

Analysis

Shanghai bonded copper stocks rose 4,200 mt on week

China weekly inventory summary and data wrap (Jul 9)

This is a roundup of China's metals weekly inventory as of July 9.

Jul 9, 2021 20:00

Analysis

China weekly inventory summary and data wrap (Jul 9)

Aluminium billet inventories fell 2,500 mt on week

SMM data showed that aluminium billet stocks across the five major consumption areas — Foshan, Wuxi, Huzhou, Changzhou and Nanchang — in China decreased 1.5% or 2,500 mt from a week ago to 162,800 mt as of Thursday April 22.

Apr 22, 2021 14:21

Analysis

Aluminium billet inventories fell 2,500 mt on week

SMM Events & Webinars

All

Sep
15
- NET ZERO CHINA Field Trip
  Sep 15 - 19,2025
  中国
Sep
16
- SMM Indonesia Seminar: Li-ion Battery & Energy Storage
  Sep 16 - 16,2025
  Jakarta, Indonesia
Sep
26
- 2025 ASIA BATTERY MATERIAL COOPERATION SALON
  Sep 26 - 26,2025
  Time：9.26 2025 Place：Seoul， South Korea
  Seoul， South Korea

Aluminium billet inventories continues to grow in low season

SMM Events & Webinars

NET ZERO CHINA Field Trip

SMM Indonesia Seminar: Li-ion Battery & Energy Storage

2025 ASIA BATTERY MATERIAL COOPERATION SALON