SHANGHAI, Dec 16 (SMM) - SMM data showed that China's social inventories of aluminium across eight consumption areas dropped 42,000 mt on the week to 910,000 mt as of December 16, mainly contributed by Wuxi, Nanhai and Shanghai. The inventory in Gongyi flat on the week. The reading today dropped 5,000 from Monday September 13, indicating slower decline this week.






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