Electrolytic aluminum will continue to accumulate Aluminum prices may be in an oscillating state

According to the Ministry of Transport, as of February 8, 2020, the total number of passengers sent decreased by 80%.

It is expected that the full resumption of work may not be until the end of February, which is about
four weeks later than normal.

From the perspective of the total inventory of electrolytic aluminum lunar calendar, the general apex occurs 4 weeks
after the holiday.
The total stock before the Spring Festival in 2020 was 920897 tons, and as of February 6, 2020, the inventory was 1247715 tons, an increase of 35%.

According to the current inventory accumulation rate, the peak inventory of this Spring Festival may be about
1.
5 million tons.

During the Spring Festival, due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic in China, electrolytic aluminum stocks accumulated
rapidly.
LME stocks and domestic electrolytic aluminum stocks have diverged
significantly.

LME stocks were 1475025 tonnes at the end of 2019 and 1,239,800 tonnes as at 11 February 2020, a decrease of 16%.

Stocks in the previous period were 185127 tonnes at the end of 2019 and 302715 tonnes as at 7 February 2020, an increase of 64%.

At the end of 2019, the spot inventory of electrolytic aluminum was 594,000 tons, and as of February 10, 2020, the spot inventory was 1.
035 million tons, a significant increase of 74%.

The reduction in LME inventories was mainly concentrated in Europe
.
The overall improvement in European PMI has led to aluminum consumption
.

It is expected that after the normal resumption of work, domestic fiscal and monetary policies will support a significant increase
in demand in the aluminum market.
After the inventory inflection point appears, aluminum prices may accelerate upward
.