SHANGHAI, Apr 20 (SMM) – Social inventories of primary aluminium ingots continued to decline over the weekend, as demand remained strong.
SMM data showed that stocks across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, decreased 60,000 mt from last Thursday April 16 to 1.435 million mt as of Monday April 20.
Details:
Wuxi, Jiangsu – 604,000 mt
Shanghai – 171,000 mt
Nanhai, Guangdong – 306,000 mt
Gongyi, Henan – 133,000 mt
Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 141,000 mt
Tianjin – 57,000 mt
Linyi, Shandong – 10,000 mt
Chongqing –13,000 mt

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