NEWSBREAK: Early MJP aluminium Q3 premiums at $180-190/t - sources

May 18, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Third-quarter 2021 supplies of aluminium to main Japanese ports (MJPs) are on offer at a premium of $180-190 per tonne over the London Metal Exchange cash price, market participants told Fastmarkets on Monday May 17.

The producer offer is 24.6% higher than the cif MJP premium for the second quarter, which settled at $148-149 per tonne.
Third-quarter negotiations in 2020 were settled at $75-79 per tonne in July last year - significantly lower than the current offer.  

The aluminium arbitrage window to China, which has been open since April 29 of this year, was the main driver of...

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