SHANGHAI, Jan 6 (SMM) – Shandong Weiqiao Group, the top aluminium producer in China, lowered the benchmark purchasing price for prebaked anode for the seventh consecutive month in January, by 70 yuan/mt from December.
This brought the purchasing price for January to 2,600 yuan/mt in cash.
The benchmark purchasing price for December was 130 yuan/mt lower than that in November.

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