SHANGHAI, Oct 30 (SMM) – Shandong Weiqiao Group, the top aluminium producer in China, lowered the benchmark purchasing price for prebaked anode for the fifth month in a row in November, by 100 yuan/mt from October.
This brought the purchasing price for November to 2,800 yuan/mt in cash.
The benchmark purchasing price for October was 25 yuan/mt lower than that in September.
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