Global lead short-term outlook June 2023
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Table of contents
- Prices
- Asia.
- India.
- North America.
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Europe.
- Concentrate market
- Mines news
- Corporate activity
- Smelter news
Tables and charts
This report includes 15 images and tables including:
- Lead % price fluctuation itghter than most metals
- Refined Lead Premia and Scrap Prices
- Price forecasts and global quarterly supply/demand balances (kt)
- Quarterly Consumption
- Concentrate market TCs
- TCs lifted only a little in June despite the persistent LME/SHE arbitrage widening significantly
- Acid prices slipped further in June and risked jeopardising the fortunes of Chinese smelters
- January-May's imports were 20% higher than in 2022 at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate
- Lead mine capability, market adjustment and production (kt Pb)
- Global refined lead consumption (kt Pb)
- Global lead mine production (lead in concentrate, kt Pb)
- Global refined lead production (kt Pb)
- Global primary and secondary refined lead production (kt Pb)
- Lead stocks, prices and premia
- Global lead supply and demand (kt)
What's included
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