LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) – The global zinc market moved to a surplus of 14,300 tonnes in February from a revised deficit of 17,500 tonnes a month earlier, according to data from the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG).
Earlier, the ILZSG reported a deficit of 15,000 tonnes in January.
In the first two months of 2022, ILZSG data showed
a deficit of 3,000 tons against a surplus of 92,000 tons in the same period of 2021.
About 13.5 million tonnes of zinc are produced and consumed
every year.
The following figures are in thousands of tonnes.
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Feb Jan January-February 2022 Jan-Feb 2021 Mining output 1,002.5999.920021,942Metal production 1,109.11,134.02,2432,297Use of metal 1,094.81,151.52,2462,205Balance 14.3-17.5-392(Reporting by Eric Onstad, editing by Louise Heavens) (([email protected]; +44 20 7542 7093; Twitter https://twitter.com/ReutersEricO; Reuters email: [email protected])) |
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