Japan Q3 aluminum premium deal closes at $81/mt, below Rio Tinto’s $110/mt offer

摘要

Two traders have agreed to set thethird-quarter contract premiums for aluminumimports into Japan at $81/mt, plusLondon Metal Exchange cash, CIF Japan, onMay 30, just one business day after Rio TintoJapan offered at $110/mt.One international trader and a Japanesetrader on May 30 closed a deal for 500 mt/month of seaborne Australian aluminum forloading over July through September. Bothparties confirmed the deal.