SHANGHAI, Jul 2 (SMM) – Shandong Weiqiao Group, one of the top aluminium producers in China, lowered the benchmark purchasing prices for prebaked anode by 50 yuan/mt for July after it hiked prices for the first time this year by 100 yuan/mt for June.
The decline brought the purchasing prices for July to 3,045 yuan/mt in cash.
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