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Aluminium billet inventories shrank 4,100 mt on week

Apr 9, 2020 15:11

Source:SMM

Inventories of aluminium billet in China fell for a fifth consecutive week this week, as stocks in east China continued to shrink.

SHANGHAI, Apr 9 (SMM) – Inventories of aluminium billet in China fell for a fifth consecutive week this week, as stocks in east China continued to shrink.

SMM data showed that stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China declined 4,100 mt in the week ended April 9 to 170,100 mt. This followed a decline of 18,500 mt in the previous week.

Stocks in Foshan, Huzhou and Nanchang inched up this week, while those in Wuxi and Changzhou dropped.

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The outbound volume of the aluminium billet rose by 800 mt to 48,300 mt last week, an increase of 1.6%. Aluminium prices fluctuated at high levels, and downstream users were less willing to purchase.

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Aluminium billet inventories dropped 3,500 mt on week

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Analysis

Aluminium billet inventories dropped 3,500 mt on week

Aluminium billet inventories fell 2,500 mt on week

SMM data showed that aluminium billet stocks across the five major consumption areas — Foshan, Wuxi, Huzhou, Changzhou and Nanchang — in China decreased 1.5% or 2,500 mt from a week ago to 162,800 mt as of Thursday April 22.

Apr 22, 2021 14:21

Analysis

Aluminium billet inventories fell 2,500 mt on week

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SMM data showed that stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across the five major consumption areas – Foshan, Wuxi, Huzhou, Changzhou and Nanchang – in China dropped 4,300 mt from the previous week to 193,800 mt as of Apr 1.

Apr 1, 2021 16:12

Analysis

Aluminium billet inventories shrank 4,300 mt to193,800 mt

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Analysis

Nickel ore inventories at Chinese ports fell 260,000 wmt to 8.61 million wmt

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Jan 22, 2021 16:09

Analysis

Zinc social inventories shrank 1,100 mt on week

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Jan 22, 2021 15:30

Analysis

Shanghai bonded copper stocks added 1,700 mt on week

China HRC inventories continued their falls this week

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Dec 25, 2020 11:31

Analysis

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