China’s aluminium billet inventory plunges by 9.88% W-o-W to 105,900 tonnes

China’s aluminium billet inventory had fallen by 9.88 per cent W-o-W to settle at105,900 tonnes as of Thursday, April 28. The epidemic hampered transportation and downstream purchases in east China. Overall due to downstream restocking, social inventories are likely to fall more after the vacation.

More information on the present situation of aluminium billet inventory in China may be found in the chart below:

In Foshan, the inventory had plunged by 1000 tonnes to settle at 45,500 tonnes. For the same day in Wuxi, the had plunged by 10,520 tonnes to peg at 27,780 per tonne.

Wuxi's transportation efficiency improved somewhat, and downstream manufacturers replenished as needed in preparation for the approaching Labour Day vacation. In Foshan, downstream consumption was slow, leading local inventories to decline more slowly.

In Changzhou, the closed at 11,900 tonnes, after witnessing a decline of 700 per tonne, on the same day. For the same day in Nanchang, the had slipped by 2,980 per tonne to stop at 6,720 per tonne. In Huzhou, the had stood the same at 14,000 per tonne.