| Demand is expected to continue to outstrip supply in the global markets for zinc and lead in 2014, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group said Thursday. The group, which met in Lisbon, Portugal this week, said the world market for refined lead metal will remain in modest deficit with the extent of the shortage estimated at 49,000 metric tons.
It added that global demand for refined zinc metal will likely exceed supply in 2014 by 117,000 tons. The ILZSG expects that global demand for refined lead metal will increase by 4.4% in 2014 to 11.73 million tons. "This will be driven mainly by growth in China where usage is forecast to increase by 7.4%," it said. In 2013, China accounted for 45.2% of total global lead usage....................................Full Article: Source
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