SHANGHAI, Sep 12 (SMM) – Social inventories of primary aluminium in China fell this week for a third straight week, as some regions saw greater deliveries.
SMM data showed that stocks across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, decreased by 34,000 mt from a week ago to stand at 972,000 mt as of Thursday September 12.
Wuxi, Jiangsu – 294,000 mt
Shanghai – 190,000 mt
Nanhai, Guangdong – 275,000 mt
Gongyi, Henan – 81,000 mt
Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 51,000 mt
Tianjin – 54,000 mt
Linyi, Shandong – 10,000 mt
Chongqing –17,000 mt

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