SHANGHAI, Apr 7 (SMM) – Social inventories of primary aluminium ingots declined sharply over the holiday-extended weekend, as demand improved.
SMM data showed that stocks across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, decreased 41,000 mt from last Thursday April 2 to 1.635 million mt as of Tuesday April 7.
Details:
Wuxi, Jiangsu – 660,000 mt
Shanghai – 171,000 mt
Nanhai, Guangdong – 403,000 mt
Gongyi, Henan – 174,000 mt
Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 144,000 mt
Tianjin – 57,000 mt
Linyi, Shandong – 11,000 mt
Chongqing –15,000 mt

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