Alcan seeks Q1 premium of $240/T from Japan buyers

　　Rio Tinto Alcan has written to Japanese buyers asking them to pay a premium of $240 per tonne over the LME cash price for January-March primary aluminium shipments, a source directly involved in the talks said on Monday.

　　That compares with average premiums of $254 to $255 a tonne , a record high, in the previous quarter.