SMM Survey - Production at Domestic Small Private Stainless Steel Mills in November and December 2009

<p>SHANGHAI, Jan. 11 (SMM) --</p>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Aluminum Spot Inventories in China (unit: 10 kt)</span></div>
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            <div align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Date </span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Shanghai</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Wuxi</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Nanhai</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Total</span></div>
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            <div align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">January 7<sup>th</sup> </span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">27.8</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">11.1</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">19.9</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">58.8</span></div>
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            <div align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">January 11<sup>th</sup> </span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">28.2</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">11.5</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">20.4</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">60.1</span></div>
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            <div align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Changes on a Weekly Basis (%)</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">+0.4</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">+0.4</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">+0.5</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">+1.3</span></div>
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