S.Korea says seeks 3,000 T non-western aluminium

SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) - South Korea has issued a tender to buy 3,000 tonnes of non-western aluminium for shipping by the end of April.

The tender will close at 1:30 p.m. (0430 GMT) on March 4 for the metal to be delivered to the port of Incheon by April 30, the state-run Public Procurement Service said on its website (www.g2b.go.kr) on Thursday.

Separately the agency is seeking 3,000 tonnes of western-origin aluminium ingot for the same shipment period via a tender to close on March 3.  

(Reporting by Shin Jieun; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)