S. Korea buys 6,000 T aluminium for Sept

　　South Korea purchased 6,000 tonnes of aluminium for arrivals by Sept. 30 via tenders on July 24, the state-run Public Procurement Service said on its website(www.g2b.go.kr).

　　Details of the purchases are as follows:

　　TONNE SUPPLIER                   PREMIUM(CIF/T)  ORIGIN

　　3,000 Gerald Metals Inc          $238            Western

　　3,000 Glencore International AG  $230            Non-Western

　　*Note: The above premiums were made over London Metal Exchange (LME) prices.