SHANGHAI, Dec 4 (SMM) – Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port expanded 1,000 mt from the prior week to 75,000 mt as of Friday December 4, SMM data showed.
Stocks at Huangpu port rose slightly as shipments from warehouses declined. In-plant inventories are expected to be gradually transferred to social warehouses in coming days, and social inventories are likely to begin to fall from January 2021.


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