Primary aluminium social stocks fall slower on week

Published: Nov 15, 2018 13:35
The inventories came in at 1.453 million mt as of Thursday Nov 15, down some 32,000 mt from a week ago

SHANGHAI, Nov 15 (SMM) – Social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, came in at 1.453 million mt as of Thursday November 15, down some 32,000 mt from a week ago, SMM data showed.

Downstream buyers stockpiled as spot prices dipped on the week, and this depleted inventories. The week-on-week drop stood 8,000 mt lower from the decline last Thursday. 

Details:

Wuxi, Jiangsu – 628,000 mt

Shanghai – 341,000 mt

Nanhai, Guangdong – 209,000 mt

Gongyi, Henan – 76,000 mt

Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 99,000 mt

Tianjin – 51,000 mt

Linyi, Shandong – 25,000 mt

Chongqing – 24,000 mt

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