SEOUL, July 12 -- South Korea is seeking 2,000 tonnes of high grade primary aluminium ingot of London Metal Exchange (LME) registered brands via a tender to close at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on July 14, the state-run Public Procurement Service said.

The procurement agency said in a notice posted on its website (www.g2b.go.kr) last Thursday that it would buy the metal of non-Western origin with 99.7 percent or more purity to be shipped by Aug. 31 to the port of Busan.