Chinese lead supply, demand almost impossible to model – CHR’s Roberts

Apr 24, 2012 | 05:59 AM |

It is almost impossible to determine exact figures for output from lead mines, smelters and secondary producers in China, according to Huw Roberts, lead market specialist at CHR Metals. “No one knows what the right numbers are. You have to model it and work it out [manually],” he told Metal Bulletin. The reason behind this is that a significant proportion....





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