SHANGHAI, Sep 23 (SMM) – Social inventories of primary aluminium in China fell over the weekend, as deliveries exceeded arrivals.
SMM data showed that stocks across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, decreased by 9,000 mt from Thursday September 19 to stand at 957,000 mt as of Monday September 23.
Wuxi, Jiangsu – 289,000 mt
Shanghai – 184,000 mt
Nanhai, Guangdong – 263,000 mt
Gongyi, Henan – 85,000 mt
Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 51,000 mt
Tianjin – 54,000 mt
Linyi, Shandong – 9,000 mt
Chongqing –22,000 mt

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