March 21: SHFE Aluminum Jumped Initially and Then Pulled Back, Aluminum Billet Processing Fees Remained Weak [Daily Review of Spot Aluminum Billet]

On March 21, SMM A00 aluminum was quoted at 20,790 yuan/mt, down 20, with a discount of 30 to the 04 contract, up 10. SMM A00 aluminum (Foshan) was quoted at 20,780 yuan/mt, down 20, with a discount of 40 to the current month, narrowing by 5. (Unit: yuan/mt) According to SMM statistics, in terms of domestic aluminum billet inventory in two locations, aluminum billet inventory in Guangdong was 165,700 mt, and in Wuxi it was 54,100 mt, decreasing by a total of 7,500 mt. SHFE aluminum jumped initially and then pulled back today, with processing fee quotes fluctuating. Initially, suppliers stood firm on quotes, but as the center of SHFE aluminum quickly dropped, aluminum billet processing fees were lowered. The downstream maintained a wait-and-see attitude, purchasing only out of necessity, and trading sentiment weakened. Today, the Foshan aluminum billet market was quoted at 110/160, down 20; in the Wuxi market, due to the shortage of 120 aluminum billets, processing fees remained firm, quoted at 250, while 178/90 aluminum billet processing fees were quoted at 160/280; in the Nanchang area, processing fees were quoted at 120/170, unchanged. (Unit: yuan/mt)