Primary aluminium inventories shrank 45,000 mt on week

Published: Apr 15, 2021 17:06

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Social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, declined 45,000 mt on the week to 1.18 million mt as of April 15. Stocks fell 27,000 mt in Gongyi, 14,000 mt in Nanhai and 6,000 mt in Wuxi, but rose slightly in Hangzhou and Tianjin.

SHANGHAI, Apr 15 (SMM) – Social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, declined 45,000 mt from the prior week to 1.18 million mt as of April 15. Stocks fell 27,000 mt in Gongyi, 14,000 mt in Nanhai and 6,000 mt in Wuxi, but rose slightly in Hangzhou and Tianjin.

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