Tag: lead market balance 2025

Global demand grows 1.5% y-o-y, refined lead output up 1.6% LME lead prices decline by 5% y-o-y as inventories surge 19% The global refined lead market remained in surplus in CY’25, shows preliminary data released by the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG). Inventories edged higher amid slidely higher supply growth. However, despite a moderate…