SHANGHAI, Dec 31 (SMM) – Primary aluminium ingot inventories in China started to rise this week, showed SMM data.
Social inventories of primary aluminium ingots across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, increased 27,000 mt from last Thursday to 613,000 mt as of December 31.
Stocks in east China and Nanhai continued to increase, while stocks in Gongyi continued to fall.





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