NALCO issues tender to export 6,000T aluminium-source

India's state-run National Aluminium Co Ltd  has issued a tender to export 6,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots, a company official said on Friday.

The last date to submit bids is July 5, the official, who is close to the tendering process but who could not be named due to company policy, told the reporter. The metal would be supplied to the buyer in six batches of 1,000 tonnes each from August to January, the source added.

NALCO, whose tenders serve as an international benchmark, earlier this month sold aluminium ingots to Switzerland-based Metcom International at a premium of $88.10 per tonne, including cost and freight over the average LME cash price.