SEOUL, May 31 (Reuters) - South Korea bought 3,000 tonnes of zinc and 6,000 tonnes of aluminium for August arrival via tender that closed on Tuesday, state-run Public Procurement Service said on its website (http://www.g2b.go.kr).
Details of the purchase are as follows:
--Zinc
TONNES(M/T)
ORIGIN
SUPPLIER/PREMIUM(PER TONNE)
1,500
South Korea Korea Zinc/ $162
1,500
South Korea Korea Zinc/ $162
--Aluminium
TONNES(M/T) ORIGIN
SUPPLIER/PREMIUM(PER TONNE)
2,000
Australia
Metal Park/ $114.89
1,000
India
Metal Park/ $104.89
2,000
Worldwide
Dreample/ $92
1,000
India
Metal Park/ $104.89
*Note: The above premiums were made over London Metal Exchange (LME) prices. The metal products should arrive by Aug. 18.