TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japanese aluminium buyers will pay 22 percent less in import premiums in the fourth quarter than the previous quarter on lower spot premiums in Asia amid ample supply, four sources directly involved in the pricing talks said.
The aluminium premium (PREM-ALUM-JP) was set at $103 per tonne for metal to be shipped in the fourth quarter, down from $132 per tonne in the previous quarter.
Japan is Asia's biggest importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price set the benchmark for the region.
Following is a table of premiums agreed between Japanese buyers and global suppliers since 2005.
Figures are in per tonne, over cash LME, CIF basis: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 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 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)