Table: Japan aluminium buyers agree to pay Q3 premiums of $395 per ton

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08/07/2026 05:03

    TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay global producers a premium of $395 per metric ton over the benchmark price for July-September shipments, up as much as 13% from the previous quarter, five sources directly involved in the pricing talks said.

        Following is a table of premiums agreed between Japanese buyers and global suppliers since 2005.
Figures are per metric ton, over cash LME, CIF basis: 

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2026
$195
$350-353
     $395
2025
$228
$182
$108
$86
2024
$90
$145-148
$172
$175
2023
$85-86
$125-130
$127.50
$97
 2022
$177
$172
$148
$99
2021
$130
$148-149
$185
$220
2020
$83
$82
$79
$88
  2019
$83-85
$105
$108
$97
  2018
$103
$129
$132
$103
  2017
$95
$128
$118-119
$94-95
2016
$110
$115-117
$90-93
$75
2015
$425
$380
$100
$90
2014
$225
$365-370
$400-408
$420
2013
$240-245
$248-250
$250
$245-247
2012
$112
$121-122
$200-210
$254-255
2011
$112-113
$113
$120
$118
2010
$128-130
$122-124
$120
$116-118
2009
$58-62
$56-58
$75
$115-120
2008
$65
$83
$87-88
$75-76
2007
$76-77
$71-73
$68-69
$65-66
2006
$56
$60-61
$73
$82-83
2005
$86-87
$79-80
$70-72
$63

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 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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