Primary aluminium inventories fell 26,000 mt on week

Published: Jul 15, 2021 18:00
SMM data showed that China’s social inventories of aluminium across eight consumption areas fell 26,000 mt on the week to 832,000 mt as of June 24, mainly due to the decline in Wuxi and Hainan.

SHANGHAI, Jul 15 (SMM) - SMM data showed that China’s social inventories of aluminium across eight consumption areas fell 26,000 mt on the week to 832,000 mt as of June 24, mainly due to the decline in Wuxi and Hainan.

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