Tag: Peru zinc smelter fire
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LME zinc surges to nearly four-year highs on fresh smelter disruptions
Peru, Kazakhstan outages deepen refined zinc supply concerns LME inventories remain critically low amid tightening outlook Global zinc prices rallied sharply on 14 May 2026, climbing to their highest level since August 2022 after fresh disruptions at major smelters in Peru and Kazakhstan intensified concerns over tightening refined zinc supply. Benchmark three-month zinc on the…