Some Chinese Zinc Smelters Witness Zinc Ingot Tightness, SMM Reports

Published: Aug 16, 2017 13:47

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Zinc ingot inventories at some Chinese zinc smelters are limited, they told SMM.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 16 (SMM) – Zinc ingot inventories at some Chinese zinc smelters are limited, they told SMM.

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Supplies from these zinc smelters were limited. Traders purchased actively, but their access to goods was difficult. Downstream buyers purchased modestly due to high zinc prices.

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