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Entering the second half of March, regional divergence in China’s aluminum market became increasingly pronounced, with the divergence between inventory trends and spot price spreads in east China and south China intensifying. On the one hand, the nationwide post-holiday inventory buildup in aluminum gradually approached its end, inventory overhang pressure in east China continued to ease, circulation efficiency steadily improved, the inventory buildup momentum slowed down significantly, and.....

This week, the weekly operating rate of leading downstream aluminum processing enterprises in China rebounded 1.1 percentage points MoM to 64%.

[SMM Cast Aluminum Alloy Morning Comment: Cost and Demand in a Tug-of-War, ADC12 Under Short-Term Pressure] Spot side, yesterday the ADC12 market remained in the doldrums, with mainstream enterprises generally lowering quotations by 100–200 yuan/mt. Currently, demand remains weak, with insufficient order follow-through, while downstream procurement is mainly driven by rigid demand, and wait-and-see sentiment is relatively strong. Meanwhile, affected by poor orders, enterprises faced greater shipment pressure, low-priced cargo gradually increased, market competition intensified, and the price center moved downward passively. Overall, as demand has yet to show any clear improvement, ADC12 prices will remain under pressure, with weak short-term fluctuations likely to dominate.

According to SMM statistics, as of March 26, inventory of aluminum billet in China’s major consumption regions totaled 341,500 mt, down 28,000 mt WoW from last Thursday, with the destocking trend steadily accelerating.

On March 22, the 3600T large extrusion press of Gumei Metal Aluminum Plant, a key project in Dongtian Town, officially went into operation. The project has a total investment of 20 million yuan. The 3600T extrusion press is a large-scale modern production equipment with advantages of large tonnage, high precision, and high stability. It can produce profiles with a maximum pipe diameter of 350 mm, covering diverse fields such as building profiles, photovoltaic brackets, new energy, and rail transportation.