Global producer seeks Q4 aluminium premiums of $310/T from Japan buyers, sources say

Japan is a major importer of the light metal and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price CMAL0 serve as the regional benchmark.

For the July-to-September quarter, Japanese buyers agreed to pay premiums of $395 per ton PREM-ALUM-JP, up 12% to 13% from the prior quarter.

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A global aluminium producer has offered Japanese buyers a premium of $310 per metric ton for October to December primary metal shipments, down 22% from the current quarter, three sources directly involved in quarterly pricing talks said on Friday.