South Korea seeks 5,000 tonnes of aluminium

SEOUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Korea has issued a tender to buy 5,000 tonnes of aluminium ingot for Nov. 30 shipping to the port of Busan, the state-run Public Procurement Service said. The agency is seeking 3,000 tonnes of the metal with western origin and 2,000 tonnes of non-western origin. The tender will close at 1:30 p.m. (0430 GMT) on Sept. 24. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)