A recovery in zinc demand is plodding along in the United States as consumption slowly improves and the market remains oversupplied, according to traders.

Spot premiums for special high-grade zinc were pegged in a range of 2.75 cents to 3.25 cents per pound, unchanged since October.

"(Zinc) isn't a terribly exciting market and hasn't been for some time. The galvanizers are still nine months to a year away from any kind of meaningful recovery, and there is plenty of supply to go around, at least in the...