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Treatment charges for zinc concentrates have widened in the first half of August, with the market seeing minimal spot business ahead of what was expected to be large-scale buying from Chinese smelters later in the year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Premiums for lead in the United States inched up on Tuesday October 20 on returning demand from the automotive sector, which is adding to seasonal stockpiling to prepare for battery replacements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Shanghai zinc premium was unchanged in the week to Tuesday October 13 despite rising arbitrage opportunities, while spot interest for both European zinc ingots and secondary lead from Indian buyers bolstered respective premiums. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Deliverable zinc stocks in Shanghai Futures Exchange-registered warehouses increased the most in percentage terms by 3% or 1,423 tonnes to 49,370 tonnes in the week to Friday October 9. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global zinc and lead premiums remained unchanged across all regions in the week to Tuesday September 29, although increased buying appetite from Indian battery makers supported the Indian lead premium, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arbitrage opportunities dictated metal stock movements in Shanghai's bonded zone over September, with substantial moves in copper, zinc and aluminium inventories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Increased logistical costs have raised the physical premiums for lead in the United States over the past week, while an arbitrage window was opening to profitably import zinc into China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A summary of Australian-Chinese miner MMG's production results for the first half year ended June 30, 2020, as well as its full-year production guidance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc premiums in Shanghai rose in the week to Tuesday September 15 as an import arbitrage window opened and domestic supply remained low; terms across Europe and the United States, meanwhile, remained stable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The second-phase expansion project at Western Mining Co's Yulong copper mine will commence production later this year, the China-based company said on Tuesday September 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite broad stability in global zinc premiums this week, and a sharp drop in the metal's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange, an opening of the import arbitrage window for material delivered into China sparked expectations for improved demand in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite broad stability in global zinc premiums this week, and a sharp drop in the metal's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange, an opening of the import arbitrage window for material delivered into China sparked expectations for improved demand in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global zinc premiums were collectively flat in the week to Tuesday August 18, while an uptick in lead demand in Southeast Asia allowed spot interest to mount, albeit against climbing LME three-month prices for both commodities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc premiums in Singapore, Malaysia fell to their lowest level in a year on Tuesday August 11 due to stock building up in London Metal Exchange Southeast Asian warehouses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Shanghai Futures Exchange launched aluminium and zinc options contracts on Monday August 10 to meet growing desire for the important risk management tool, the exchange chairman said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc stocks in Shanghai Futures Exchange-registered warehouses fell the most in percentage terms by 9.5% or 7,987 tonnes to 76,512 tonnes in the week to Friday August 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc concentrate treatment charges (TCs) rose for the second consecutive month in July after hitting a 19-month low in May, with spot availability increasing slightly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global zinc premiums were flat in the week to Tuesday August 4 amid an influx of tonnage into Asia spurred by a flurry of contractual demand, while European markets continued to prepare for summer maintenance closures. And while the US lead market was broadly static, Southeast Asian lead premiums climbed for the first time in five months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A summary of Glencore's production results for the half year ended June 30, as stated in the company's latest half year report released on Friday July 31. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tin stocks in Shanghai Futures Exchange-registered warehouses increased the most in percentage terms across the base metals complex, rising by 12% or 352 tonnes to 3,283 tonnes in the week to Friday July 31. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stocks of copper and nickel in Shanghai bonded warehouses rose at the end of July on the closure of the import arbitrage window, while zinc inventories witnessed a decline despite the poor arbitrage. Aluminium stocks were little changed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A summary of Southern Copper Corp's (SCC) production results for the second quarter and half year ended June 30, as stated in the company's latest quarterly report released on Tuesday July 28. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A major buildup in London Metal Exchange stocks of refined zinc and lead is the main story for both metals this week, with market participants taking warehouse inflows as a sign of supply greatly exceeding demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A summary of Teck's non-ferrous metals production results for the three months ended June 30, as well as its adjusted full-year production guidance, as stated in the company's latest quarterly report released on Wednesday July 22. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More zinc and lead metal were delivered onto exchange warehouses as spot interest remained low for both metals with premiums flat across different markets this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A summary of BHP's non-ferrous metals production results for the financial year ended June 30, as released on Tuesday July 21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global zinc premiums were static in the week to Tuesday July 14, with a climbing three-month London Metal Exchange price limiting spot interest, while tight lead supply in the United States and a closed import arbitrage window in China saw both markets stagnate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc and lead premiums remained flat globally in the week to Tuesday July 7 with the markets cautiously looking to the coming months for demand rebounds, countered by fears of a new wave of Covid-19 infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new wave of Covid-19 infections in the United States has left the production ramp-up in the automotive sector pending, resulting in low lead spot trades and flat premiums in the week to Tuesday June 30, while global zinc premiums were stable on slow demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spot lead demand in Southeast Asia is still lackluster despite lockdown easing across Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, while interest in spot zinc units was minimal in all regions, which left premiums unchanged in the week to Tuesday June 23. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 99.99% cif Taiwan lead ingot premium dropped in the week to Tuesday June 16 after more material came on to the spot market, while premiums for zinc globally were stable to weaker in quiet trading conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Shanghai Futures Exchange will start trading aluminium and zinc options from August 10 after receiving approval from the China Security Regulatory Commission, the exchange said on Friday June 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There were significant tonnages of zinc delivered into London Metal Exchange European warehouses in the week to Tuesday June 9 amid sluggish regional spot demand, while US metal suppliers are hopeful restarts at automakers will mean more zinc and lead consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An open import arbitrage window during May has led to significant declines in copper and zinc stocks in the Shanghai bonded zone, while aluminium stocks rose following a rush by participants to deliver more metal in bonded warehouses to satisfy growing appetite to import the light metal into China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The closure of the arbitrage window between London and Shanghai prompted a drop in Chinese zinc premiums in the week to Tuesday June 2, while broad stagnancy in European and US demand kept premiums firm, although some market participants anticipate that demand could further weaken in the coming months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spot treatment charges (TCs) for zinc and lead concentrate continued their downward trajectories in May even as some South American miners announced restart of operations after two months of Covid-19 related shutdowns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global zinc and lead premiums were stable in the week to Tuesday May 26, with increased spot inquiries for lead amid battery producer Exide's bankruptcy failing to translate to higher United States premiums, while demand for zinc in all regions remained lackluster. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The zinc premium in the United States moved for the first time in nine months, hitting a more than three-year low amid slack demand stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. Zinc premiums in northern Italy, meanwhile, rose after lockdown restrictions eased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc premiums in Shanghai and Northern Europe were on an uptrend in the week to Tuesday May 12, driven by an open arbitrage window and increased liquidity in both markets, while the market in the United States remained subdued amid a continued slump in the country's automotive sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The import arbitrage window opened for zinc metal into China in the week ended Tuesday April 28 for the first time in over a year, prompting a flurry of activity, while a struggling US auto industry and poor end-user demand in Europe for zinc left premiums flat and caused an influx of material on exchange. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Treatment charges (TCs) for spot zinc concentrates nosedived in April amid prolonged shutdowns in major producing nations of Peru, Bolivia, Mexico and South Africa, leaving smelters scrambling for material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European zinc premiums fell in the week to Tuesday April 21 after Covid-19 trade restrictions further hampered already-subdued spot business, while US lead premiums were hit by non-existent automotive demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Glencore is assessing options to restart its nickel and zinc operations in the Canadian province of Quebec before May 4 after the local government classed mining an essential activity during the Covid-19 shutdown, the Switzerland-based commodity and mining firm said on Tuesday April 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global spot-market zinc premiums remained unchanged in Europe and the US in the week to Tuesday April 14 while the markets remain in the grip of uncertainty amid the Covid-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spot appetite for zinc and lead was minimal in the week to Tuesday March 31, with industrial activities scaled down amid the global Covid-19 outbreak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc concentrate treatment charges (TCs) are dropping in China with smelters and traders scrambling to cover shortfalls in supply feed left by shuttered mines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Premiums for zinc and lead ingots were unchanged in the week to Tuesday March 24 because the majority of market participants have withdrawn from spot buying amid shutdowns in galvanizing and automotive businesses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global zinc and lead premiums held firm in the week to Tuesday March 17 following the dent to physical appetites stemming from the global spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) while Asian markets began a partial recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lead stocks in Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses slumped the most of all the base metals in percentage terms - by 31.9% - to 22,514 tonnes in the week to Friday March 20. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multi-metals producer Nexa Resources has suspended mining and limited smelting operations in Peru after the local government declared a state of emergency and closed its borders due to the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pandemic, the company said on Thursday March 19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]