SMM ADC12 Price Stable at 23,650 Yuan/mt as Market Enters Pre-Holiday Lull

Published: Feb 12, 2026 16:31

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[SMM Aluminum Alloy Daily Report] SMM ADC12 price remained stable at 23,650 yuan/mt. Currently, upstream and downstream enterprises have entered the Chinese New Year holiday period one after another, most small and medium-sized secondary aluminum plants have shut down furnaces for the holiday, and large enterprises also arranged holidays starting today, with market shipments basically suspended. Against the backdrop of simultaneous cooling on both supply and demand sides, spot quotations and actual transactions significantly weakened, and the overall market entered a pre-holiday lull state.

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