SHANGHAI, Sep 20 (SMM) – Primary aluminium inventories across major consumption areas in China extended weekend losses this week as consumption improved, SMM research found.
Stocks across eight consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, decreased by some 53,000 mt from Thursday September 13 to stand at 1.623 million mt as of Thursday September 20, SMM data showed.
Details:
Wuxi, Jiangsu – 699,000 mt
Shanghai – 371,000 mt
Nanhai, Guangdong – 205,000 mt
Gongyi, Henan – 147,000 mt
Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 92,000 mt
Tianjin – 57,000 mt
Linyi, Shandong – 25,000 mt
Chongqing – 27,000 mt
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