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Primary aluminium inventories barely changed on week

Jan 9, 2020 11:07

Source:SMM

Stocks stood at 610,000 mt as of January 9

SHANGHAI, Jan 9 (SMM) – Aluminium inventories in China barely changed this week, as gains in Wuxi and Nanhai were offset by declines in Shanghai and Gongyi.

SMM data showed that social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, stood at 610,000 mt as of January 9, barely changed from a week ago. This came after an increase of 18,000 mt in the week ended January 2.

Wuxi, Jiangsu – 192,000 mt

Shanghai – 109,000 mt

Nanhai, Guangdong – 129,000 mt

Gongyi, Henan – 49,000 mt

Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 53,000 mt

Tianjin – 57,000 mt

Linyi, Shandong – 7,000 mt

Chongqing –14,000 mt

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SMM Comments

SMM Evening Comments (Jan 25): Nonferrous metals on the SHFE rose broadly, tin surged 4.09%

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SMM Comments

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Jan 20, 2021 19:07

SMM Comments

SMM Evening Comments (Jan 20): Shanghai nonferrous metals were mostly higher, lead firmed 1.58%

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Dec 14, 2020 10:11

SMM Comments

SMM Morning Comments (Dec 14): Nonferrous metals on the LME advanced across the board, the SHFE complex mixed

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Dec 11, 2020 17:38

Analysis

Nickel ore inventories at Chinese ports rose 101,000 wmt to 9.41 million wmt

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Dec 11, 2020 17:16

Analysis

Shanghai bonded refined nickel stocks fell 1,000 mt on week

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Dec 11, 2020 11:24

Analysis

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Dec 10, 2020 09:55

SMM Comments

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Dec 7, 2020 18:00

SMM Comments

SMM Evening Comments (Dec 7): Shanghai nonferrous metals ended mixed, nickel rose 2.91%

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Analysis

Social inventories of lead ingots increased nearly 1,800 mt this week

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