South Korea seeks 6,000 tonnes of aluminium ingot

SEOUL, July 22 (Reuters) - South Korea has issued a tender to buy 6,000 tonnes of primary aluminium ingot for Sept. 30 shipping, the state-run Public Procurement Service said on Wednesday. The agency is seeking 3,000 tonnes of the metal with western origin to the port of Incheon and 3,000 tonnes with non-western origin to the port of Gunsan, it said on its website. The tender will close at 1:30 p.m. (0430 GMT) on July 28. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)