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Dec primary lead output gain 3.49% YoY

iconJan 8, 2019 16:38
Source:SMM
Overall production in 2018 stood 8.57% lower than that in 2017, at 2.995 million mt

SHANGHAI, Jan 8 (SMM) – Production targets at the year-end and resumption from maintenance across smelters in Shandong and Henan buoyed December's output of primary lead by 3.74% on the month and 3.49% on the year, to 274,000 mt. However, overall production in 2018 stood 8.57% lower than that in 2017, at 2.995 million mt. 

Several primary smelters in Yunnan planned to undergo maintenance at the end of January, and smelters in other regions are expected to slow their operations after going at full production last month. This, coupled with scheduled maintenance at mills in Hunan and Yunnan provinces around Chinese New Year, will lower output of primary lead by over 3,000 mt from December to 271,000 mt in January, SMM expects. 

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