Lead: what to look for in 2016
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Executive summary
- Steady demand stands up to world economic storms
- Lead retains resilience
- The push-pull influence of new battery technologies
- More new technology offers batteries with reduced lead and cleaner refining
- Potential prohibition and devolving the problem
- A concentrate deficit is forecast to take precedent in 2016
- 2016 will be a pivotal year in shaping the medium-long-term future of the lead market
- High-silver lead concentrate will be in high demand in 2016
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- Asia continues to have highest growth
- All regions move into positive growth for 2016
- Lead remained the most resilient base metal throughout 2015
- Price spread volatility was a feature throughout last year
- Hybrids and EVs show limited market penetration for years ahead
- 2016 will see it s first concentrate market deficit since 2008
- Heavy investment will be required from this year onwards to meet the requirement for lead concentrate
- Production capability of medium-high silver grade lead concentrate treating smelters higher than mine production forecast in ROW
- It is forecast that 61% of Chinese smelter production will come from SKS technology
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